Centrica sues Accenture for £182 million

[shelby68]

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/to...cle3908399.ece





Ok, own up - who worked on this?

Not this one but I did do 2 yrs with Accidenture on the NHS debacle which they lost 100's of millions on as well,

[oracleslave]

That's what Accenture do: make reams of documentation, snow under the client with Accenture-defined "targets", then code with a load of juniors, 1 senior, and 1 systems guy, plus 1 expensive project manager (paid for by the client) whose purpose is to keep proving that Accenture are meeting their targets.

Whether the client gets what does it for them, is quite another question.

That was kind of my point, you just stated it more eloquently

[expat]

I would be surprised if Accenture didn't deliver what they were contractually obligated to. It may have been crap but they probably will win the court case.

That's what Accenture do: make reams of documentation, snow under the client with Accenture-defined "targets", then code with a load of juniors, 1 senior, and 1 systems guy, plus 1 expensive project manager (paid for by the client) whose purpose is to keep proving that Accenture are meeting their targets.

Whether the client gets what does it for them, is quite another question.

[Dow Jones]

Similar

Not on this, but on a similar one - called GENIE (Gas & Electricity New Integrated Environment), again using Siebel as a CRM front-end. Through Cap Gemini though , not Ass-enture. I wouldn't trust the latter with upgrading my laptop, let alone with projects worth hundreds of millions.

[M_B]

If I remember correctly the CRM was Siebel and the integration platform was eGate (Java).

[EternalOptimist]

was it .net by any chance ?

[M_B]

I doubt it will go that far. They won't want the publicity and will no doubt settle out of court.

[oracleslave]

I would be surprised if Accenture didn't deliver what they were contractually obligated to. It may have been crap but they probably will win the court case.

[M_B]

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/to...cle3908399.ece

Ok, own up - who worked on this?

I worked on it briefly and I am not surprised by this news at all. It was a nightmare project bodyshopped with junior 'programmers' which was why I left as soon as I could.

You reap what you sow etc etc.

[NickFitz]

It is estimated that British Gas lost 1m customers in 2006 alone.

If I'd done it, they would have lost 6m customers.

- threaded

[bobhope]

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/to...cle3908399.ece

CENTRICA is suing the global consultancy group Accenture for £182m over an IT system it claims reduced British Gas’s customer-billing process to a shambles.

Ok, own up - who worked on this?