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Zorba replied

15 June 2007, 14:07
Originally posted by zeitghost

I'd second that...

Haven't you already tried that? I thought I saw it in 'Zeitghost vs the Power Rangers'...
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Swamp Thing replied

15 June 2007, 12:09
Originally posted by scooby

good doss, 18mths away from home, nice bonus!

It was always going to cost more than budgeted, in factm we never really had a budget! it was all a case of jsut get it done.

You see this is precisely what hacks me off. I mean, good luck to scooby for doing well, but in general most govt projects are a "good doss" because they are poorly spec'd (mucho changes = £££££ to the contractor) and poorly performance managed (££££££s wasted, contractor breathes sigh of relief).

If this govt would spend as much time getting the basics right with its large projects as the HMRC does in pursuing stuff like Arctic, it might actually save a few ££££s. And who knows, it might then even relax its tax agenda (stupid thought, eh?).
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scooby replied

15 June 2007, 09:19
i worked on that transition to Aspire from DD to phase 3!

good doss, 18mths away from home, nice bonus!

It was always going to cost more than budgeted, in factm we never really had a budget! it was all a case of jsut get it done.
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scooterscot replied

14 June 2007, 17:18
I say nuke the entire site from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.
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threaded replied

14 June 2007, 16:03
Originally posted by thunderlizard

"The department now wants its own staff to develop their skills by outward secondment work alongside the IT contractor."

Outstanding, laugh of the day!

Can you imagine the mirth engendered watching your average civil servant trying to do this?
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thunderlizard replied

14 June 2007, 15:47
"The department now wants its own staff to develop their skills by outward secondment work alongside the IT contractor."

Great. Why should the taxpayer spend £600/week on Joe Taxman of the Inland Revenue when it could be spending £1600/day on Joe Taxman of Cap Gemini?
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scooterscot replied

14 June 2007, 14:44
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Bagpuss replied

14 June 2007, 14:41
No, def waste these days
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wendigo100 replied

14 June 2007, 14:39
What about Barry White? Oh, that's waist.
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Kyajae replied

14 June 2007, 14:33
Originally posted by scooterscot

what a waste

Let me guess. Ian Dury & The Blockheads, the song reached reached No. 9 in the charts in 1978?
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scooterscot started a topic waste of money

14 June 2007, 14:08
waste of money

what a waste: http://www.contractoruk.com/news/003297.html
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