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Failed IT Projects – ‘Misunderstanding of User Needs’ is top reason; 5 steps to assure a much better outcome

Confidence is a vital element in any major IT project relationship, confidence in your supplier’s ability to deliver on your expectations – as the length, cost and disruption involved in any such project can be significant, alongside the risks associated…

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NAO states MoD fails to mitigate £1bn in extra costs; 6 insights to inform your complex project so it is on time & budget

The bedrock of Britain’s nuclear defence programme is Trident’s Continuous At-Sea Deterrence (CASD). The principle is that at all times, there will be at least one nuclear submarine at sea on patrol. However, a recent National Audit Office (NAO) report…

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What Really Happened to Cause Carillion’s Collapse?

We have dedicated quite a bit of article time and space to the challenges that clients of Carillion have experienced over the last few months. We have published other articles focused on the NAO report into the handling of the…

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Large Scale Innovative Project Failures: Are the Consultants to Blame?

Outsourcing has once again been in the public eye due to two recent high profile project failures. Last month, MI5 abandoned its reported £90m digital records management system over concerns that implementation of the system would lead to an “intelligence…

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This 43-page guide will show you 8 little-known ways to help you to improve outsourcing performance

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