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Government IT Projects 'running 17 Years Late'
News Cable said: "With the Treasury, who are allegedly the guardian of government efficiency programmes, finding it so difficult to keep IT projects on schedule, it would be utter madness to go ahead with further large IT projects such as the ID cards.
[October 16, 2006, 9:30]
Government IT Projects 'running 17 Years Late'
Talkback I was interested, but not at all surprised to read that government IT projects are running late by 17 years. It is imperative that the government focus on pre-deployment and preventing issues early - not finding and fixing later on - to ensure that...
[October 20, 2006, 9:43]
Government Program Offices Webcast: Controlling And Reporting On Critical Projects With Microsoft Project Management
White Papers This webcast will provide an overview as to how a Government Program Office can improve visibility, insight and control over a portfolio of projects, resources, and related activities, while giving stakeholders with required 'Top-down' dashboards...
[September 6, 2008, 1:01]
Government Urged To Be Bold With IT Projects
News Industry experts have warned that the government needs to take more risks with technology if it is to succeed in major modernisation projects such as the NHS and criminal justice. A panel at the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) conference in...
[October 29, 2003, 16:35]
Seven In 10 Government IT Projects Fail
News Seven in 10 government IT projects have failed, according to the chief information officer of the Department for Work and Pensions. Joe Harley called for projects to be completed at a lower cost to the taxpayer, and said the government wanted to...
[May 17, 2007, 13:04]
With IBM Rational Tools And Best Practices, Lockheed Martin Sees Repeatable Success In Government Projects
White Papers When government agencies engage Lockheed Martin to help them complete a project, they know what to expect - world-class experience in delivering enterprise-scale projects. By adopting industry-standard best practices and IBM Rational tools to...
[July 16, 2004, 3:00]
Ten Government IT Projects In Danger
News The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has released details of IT projects found to be most at risk across Whitehall, but is keeping the projects' identities secret. In response to a Freedom of Information request submitted by Government Computing...
[March 1, 2005, 15:25]
Exploration And Exploitation: Knowledge Sharing In Digital Government Projects
White Papers This paper examines knowledge sharing processes in digital government projects (DGPs). Although knowledge sharing processes are a central feature of the functioning of government, they have received little attention in the literature.
[August 23, 2005, 6:00]
Government IT Projects 'running 17 Years Late'
Talkback Hi! I'm a Hungarian journalist and I loved this story because it gave me a perfect idea: we should also grill our ministries about their IT-scedules. Thanks a lot Isaac
[October 16, 2006, 19:08]
Walking Atop The Cliffs: Avoiding Failure And Reducing Risk In Large Scale E-Government Projects
White Papers Despite a growing body of descriptive, theoretical and practical knowledge about Information Systems Development (ISD), large-scale information system development and implementation projects still fail in high numbers.
[August 22, 2005, 6:00]
£300m Local Savings From E-government
News Research by the local e-government National Projects has found that six of the projects alone could lead to direct cost savings across England of £300m and increased revenue of £56m. Phil Hope MP, minister for local e-government, said the report...
[December 9, 2004, 11:05]
Project Return Through Earned Value Management Enhancing: E-Government Is Changing The Way The U.S. Office Of Personnel Management Works
White Papers OPM handled five of the original e-Government projects that were initiated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The e-Government projects are led by a small e-Government team of project managers.
[December 7, 2005, 23:00]
Burn: NPfIT Has 'failed So Far'
Blog Government IT projects] have a reputation gained from what's happened in the past. Government IT projects were also criticised by Medix, an internet service for doctors that provides access to medical information.
[June 1, 2007, 17:13]
Government Overspends On IT By £1bn
News The Liberal Democrats have blasted the Government for overspending on IT projects by over £1bn in the last five years. Government IT projects have long been the laughing stock of the private sector, but this billion-pound overspend is beyond a joke...
[May 11, 2007, 17:53]
E-government: The New Collaborative Environment For User-Centric Public Administrations
White Papers While e-government projects are popping up in many countries worldwide, integrating the new trends in communication solutions might help public administrations to improve person-to-person relationships and break down organizational silos.
[August 22, 2005, 6:00]
Case Study: Delivering Reliable E-Government Solutions With EzGov And IBM Solutions
White Papers Government teams, system integrators/consultants, and end user agencies face unique challenges in the development and delivery of e-government projects. This webcast will explore how EzGov delivers government development projects with speed...
[June 23, 2004, 20:00]
Treasury Pledges IT Efficiency
News The Treasury has called for IT projects to be run more efficiently, as it makes more money available for central Government-run technology programmes. The Government has come under fire since the Liberal Democrats exposed last week that it had...
[May 14, 2007, 16:50]
Brown Won't Tamper With Government IT
News Gordon Brown will not substantially alter current government IT projects, analyst firm Ovum said on Thursday, the first full day of office for the new prime minister. As part of the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR), which is expected to identify...
[June 29, 2007, 7:44]
Government Hits Back At IT Blunders Report
News The government hit back Thursday at claims it has wasted billions of pounds of taxpayers' money on unsuccessful IT projects, claiming it has learnt its lesson and will no longer "tolerate failure". A Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report published...
[January 6, 2000, 15:38]
IT Projects Need Not Fail With Proper Planning And Testing
Talkback It is not before time for senior government IT officials to wake up to the failure rate of public IT projects (“Seven in 10 government IT projects fail”, 17th May). An enormous amount of money has been spent on IT projects, such as the NPfIT, that...
[May 21, 2007, 13:47]
