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“...heavy investments in information technology have delivered disappointing results - largely because companies tend to use technology to mechanize old ways of doing business...Instead of embedding outdated processes in silicon and software, we should obliterate them and start over.”

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Michael Martin Hammer
Michael Martin Hammer

Michael Martin Hammer, born on April 13, 1948 in the United States, was an outstanding engineer. He made significant contributions to the field of software engineering, particularly in object-oriented analysis and design. Hammer is renowned for his pioneering work in the development of UML (Unified Modeling Language), playing a key role in the standardization and collaboration of software engineering. more

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