New ERP system

[original PM]

So we are spending money like water getting loads of people on board to start looking at an SI for our new ERP system.

Looking at Capgemini, Sopra Steria and TCS

And do you know what we are going to do after wasting thousands of man hours and even more trees printing off 100 page slide decks?

That's correct we will go with the cheapest.

I cannot even....

[WTFH]

What’s your new system?
Many years ago I worked with a small consultancy whose business model was to wait until 6 months after certain well-known names had started projects, then to phone the client to offer more experienced people.

[TwoWolves]

Any other decision will have to be justified. This choice doesn't require exposing management to the possibility of a qualitative judgement.


First signs of project failure.

[Old Greg]

Any other decision will have to be justified. This choice doesn't require exposing management to the possibility of a qualitative judgement.


Fist signs of project failure.

Maybe project failure was inevitable and nobody had the balls to stop the project. So may as well fail cheaply.

[Old Greg]

See if they can beat this.

How the millions multiplied

[Mordac]

So we are spending money like water getting loads of people on board to start looking at an SI for our new ERP system.

Looking at Capgemini, Sopra Steria and TCS

And do you know what we are going to do after wasting thousands of man hours and even more trees printing off 100 page slide decks?

That's correct we will go with the cheapest.

I cannot even....

You might as well

This one is fooked from the start...

[Eirikur]

TCS it is

[BrilloPad]

See if they can beat this.

How the millions multiplied

Gosh!

I thought it was just the UK civil service who f**ked things up to that extent.

[original PM]

Gosh!

I thought it was just the UK civil service who f**ked things up to that extent.

Well I sent them all this link.

The Government IT Self-Harm Playbook - Dan Sheldon - Medium

And then the just started to gather more requirements up front....