Another Govt Computer System Disaster

[thelace]

Which one of you were responsible this time

http://www.itpro.co.uk/610158/nao-ca...acular-failure

[Mich the Tester]

Oh good, I guess they'll be needing testers when they restart the project.

[BlightyBoy]

But the report did point out that National Offender Management Service has managed to reduce the numbers of databases used from 220 to three, and that it had recently made progress in getting the project back on track.

In so far as the other 217 databases, backed-up to DVD ROM and subsequently deleted are currently for sale on Bridge Street Market, the proceeds from which will be used to offset the spiralling project costs.

[DimPrawn]

Three letters.

EDS.

HTH.

[DaveB]

According to the NAO it was the senior civils servants who were supposed to be running it who screwed up, rather than the development teams. Out of 8 causes of Govt IT project failure identified by the NAO ond OGC the NOMIS managed to hit 7 of them.

1. Lack of clear senior management and Ministerial ownership and leadership

2. Lack of skills and proven approach to project management and risk management

3. Lack of understanding of and contact with the supply industry at senior levels of the organisation

4. Lack of effective project team integration between clients, the supplier team and the supply chain

5. Lack of clear link between the project and the organisation’s key strategic priorities, including agreed measures of success

6. Lack of effective engagement with stakeholders

7. Evaluation of proposals driven by initial price rather than long-term value for money

I'm no PM but even I can see that this is basic stuff.

[BlightyBoy]

Three letters.

EDS.

HTH.

Erase Data Studiously?

[Mich the Tester]

According to the NAO it was the senior civils servants who were supposed to be running it who screwed up, rather than the development teams. Out of 8 causes of Govt IT project failure identified by the NAO ond OGC the NOMIS managed to hit 7 of them.

1. Lack of clear senior management and Ministerial ownership and leadership

2. Lack of skills and proven approach to project management and risk management

3. Lack of understanding of and contact with the supply industry at senior levels of the organisation

4. Lack of effective project team integration between clients, the supplier team and the supply chain

5. Lack of clear link between the project and the organisation’s key strategic priorities, including agreed measures of success

6. Lack of effective engagement with stakeholders

7. Evaluation of proposals driven by initial price rather than long-term value for money

I'm no PM but even I can see that this is basic stuff.

That report could have been condensed to the three words I've underlined.

[DimPrawn]

Ends Disasterously Sh it

[sasguru]

That report could have been condensed to the three words I've underlined.

Indeed. Until the political cronyism endemic in British business is replaced by a genuine meritocracy, banks will go down, IT projects will fail and the economy will be tulipe.

[pmeswani]

Erase Data Studiously?

Nope. Every Day Sucks.