Tony Flynn of Global Force DIRECT reviews the results of the JavaBlackBelt membership survey on Java skills management and feedback on the JavaBlackBelt service. The top findings were: over 75% of developers said Java skills assessment is important to their project success, developers estimated that their Java teams would be 25% more productive if management committed to skills management, the JavaBlackBelt service received a 90% membership satisfaction rating, and a strong majority of respondents agreed that JavaBlackBelt was their best tool for skills assessment.