Automated court case management in the prosecutor's office

College students in the 1980s will look back over the literature of the 1960s and 1970s and note with amusement the amount of space devoted to the issue of executives' lack of use of computers. Those reticent executives will by then be basking in the breeze at their retirement homes. I have to admit my excitement in being involved over the years in this change in the educational process. I'm retiring too--from work on this issue. I've begun work on a very different subject. Our industry has reached a position of maturity, after 25 years. The aura and excitement of the field itself is no longer attracting people nor retaining them. We are acquiring some of the characteristics of older disciplines, such as engineering and accounting. Problems of turnover and absenteeism are becoming significant. Problems of meeting cost and schedule targets for large system development projects continue to plague us. We've spent a great deal of time on techniques to improve productivity. I believe we need to devote equal time to the problem of employee motivation. I'm on my sabbatical leave this year and am starting a nationwide study on identifying key factors for motivating DP professionals.