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The 787's Problems Run Deeper Than Outsourcing

Harvard Business Review

While the first 787 was originally scheduled to be delivered back in 2008, a string of delays and cost overruns meant that deliveries didn't start until 2011. Unfortunately, things haven't quite worked out as planned. And while outsourcing can certainly lead to problems, I'm not convinced it's the cause of these problems. At least not yet.

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How Software Is Helping Big Companies Dominate

Harvard Business Review

They’re more productive , more profitable , more innovative , and they pay better. In 2011, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen declared that “software is eating the world.” By now, the core functions of IT—data storage, data processing, and data transport—have become available and affordable to all.