Daryl Richter provides some interesting real world insight into SOAs

It’s no secret that Service Oriented Architecture – SOA is a hot topic and overused buzzword in the world of Information Technology. If you’ve been flipping through CIO Magazine and thinking to yourself, “man - I gotta get me some SOA”, you might want to think twice before plopping down millions of dollars to buy software from one of the big SOA vendors, thinking that it will solve your problems. In a candid interview with Human Capital and Technology Report [HTCR], Daryl Richter, explains why it is essential to ask yourself what problem you are trying to solve and then approach the problem from a design standpoint rather than a “buying a product” standpoint.

Barbara Fitzgerald-Turner, a veteran Technology company HR professional, talks about establishing and achieving S.M.A.R.T. performance goals for IT Professionals to increase Employee Commitment, Productivity and Retention.

It should be no surprise to anyone in the IT arena (where success is based primarily on the creativity, dedication, and standards of excellence of its human capital) that according to a recent survey by the Corporate Leadership Council (CLC), the level of employee commitment in a firm can make or break the bottom line. The survey of over 50,000 employees at 59 global organizations found that by increasing employees engagement levels, organizations can expect an increase in performance of up to 20 percentile points and an 87% reduction in employees probability of departure. Translation, highly committed employees significantly outperform the average and are dramatically less likely to resign.