Let's face it
There are lies, damn lies, and estimates for savings on UK government IT projects.
Buck up, UK.gov. You need to get a grip on failing shared services centres - PAC
MPs have urged the Cabinet Office to get a grip on its embarrassing efforts to consolidate departments' back offices into two privately owned shared services centres. Moves to shift departments' back office servers and ERP systems were announced to much fanfare four years ago - but have yet to save the government any cash …
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Wednesday 19th October 2016 09:30 GMT frank ly
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"In a report today, the Public Accounts Committee said ongoing failures of leadership and governance must be addressed urgently if [- PROJECT IDENTIFIER -] are to deliver expected savings to the public purse."
Just put that into any article about government IT projects. Job done.
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Wednesday 19th October 2016 10:56 GMT John Smith 19
" effective governance "
of the Civil Service.
Seems to be an ongoing theme, does it not?
From what I've seen this stuff works best when the departments/organisations/councils/whatever are on quite good terms with each other and are prepared to adapt to standardize around a shared way of doing something.
26 to 2 (and only 2 actually transferred). Sounded over optimistic from day 1.
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Thursday 20th October 2016 08:50 GMT NeilPost
Re: " effective governance "
The see-saw of constant change when a new administration comes in does not help.
Normally Conservative Direction changed and Labour Direction put in, though the tearing up of whole departments by Theresa May is more chaos, and a (relatively) short lived Dept of Madness/Brexit.
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Biting the hand that feeds IT
