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Thursday, October 11, 2007

If you think your in trouble, think again

The next time you step into a problematic project, take a peek at this most wanted list. Boy, are these project managers in trouble:


System Function .

Responsible

Organization

Years of

Work

(outcome)

Approx.

Cost

M=Million,

B=Billion

Vehicle Registration,

Drivers license . Calif.

DMV

1987-1994

(scrapped)

$44M

Automated reservations,

ticketing, flight scheduling,

fuel delivery, kitchens

and general administration

. United Air Lines

Late

1960s.Early 1970s

(scrapped)

$50M

State wide Automated

Child Support System

(SACSS) . California

1991-1997

(scrapped)

$110M

Hotel reservations and

flights . Hilton, Marriott,

Budget, American Airlines

1988-1992

(scrapped)

$125M

Advanced Logistics

System . Air Force

1968-1975

(scrapped)

$250M

Taurus Share trading

system . British Stock

Exchange

1990-1993

(scrapped)

$100 - $600M

IRS Tax Systems Modernization

Projects

1989-1997

(scrapped)

$4B

FAA Advanced

Automation System

1982-1994

(scrapped)

$3 - $6B

London Ambulance

Service Computer Aided

Dispatch System

1991-1992

(scrapped)

$2.5M, 20 lives!


Did you notice the 20 lives? Double oops....

Taken from: When Systems Engineering Fails --- Toward Complex
Systems Engineering

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