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Story: Government: we've learned from our IT mistakes
Posted by: brian (Sunday 18 June 2006, 3:26 PM)
They have not learned the lesson of successful IT projects - implement small systems in the right sequence. Instead of 1 giant project they need 15 or 20 (or 30 or however many) small, tightly focused projects using proven technology.
This giant-size, blue sky stuff is doomed to failure and massive cost overruns.
The approach of UK public sector staff does not help where committees will spend years debating minutae whilst missing the big stuff and strategic plans. By the time they stop fiddling and arguing the legislation and technology will have changed and it is back to the drawing board - again!
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