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Posted by Kevin Brady on Tue 12th September 2006 at 03:30 AM, Filed in IT Management Check Lists,  Project Management,  Project|Programme Management Guide

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Computer Weekly recently published a CIO survey and one of the questions was “are you happy with the performance of your software suppliers?"

Angry and frustrated?

Apparently, 90% agreed with this statement with only 10% disagreeing. I have to say this is not a response I would have expected when you take into account the currently stratospheric IT project failure rates (70% to 92% per annum). First hand experience has always shown (after auditing 50 + projects & programmes of work during my career) that the inappropriate selection and engagement of third party suppliers is one of the key aggravating factors behind many IT project /programme failures. For example, Computerweekly has been running a big campaign to try and stamp out the well-known and growing practice of “stiffing”. 

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Posted by Kevin Brady on Wed 9th August 2006 at 05:00 PM, Filed in Project Management,  Project|Programme Management Guide

Further too “Can Government Policy Reduce IT Project Failure Rates? PART 1" it is clear that the UK Government needs to transplant US legislation to the UK with specific legislative adjustments in order to ensure that both the government and non-government sectors are treated equally i.e

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