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UK news
fromTheregister
2 weeks ago

UK state bank considers lengthening disastrous IT program

The UK's NS&I faces a £3 billion overhaul crisis, with delays and budget overruns prompting a review of its digital transformation plans.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago

6 years and millions of dollars later, there's still no drop-in centre at this Cabbagetown site | CBC News

The women's drop-in centre in Cabbagetown faces delays and cost overruns, with expenses rising from $3.7 million to $13.5 million without opening.
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Cost of medical IT system to hit 61m - and it is still only rolled out in one hospital

The chair of the Oireachtas Health Committee has described a €10m increase in the cost of a national medical laboratory IT system as "an omnishambles". The health service signed a €33m contract for the system known as MedLis with Oracle Health in 2015 and agreed a €17.9m contract extension for it in 2022.
Healthcare
US politics
fromNextgov.com
2 months ago

Bipartisan lawmakers worried about shaky progress on modernized government worker background check system

The National Background Investigation Services system for federal employee vetting faces a decade-long delay until fiscal 2028, costing $2.4 billion with $2.2 billion more needed, impacting national security and government contractors.
UK politics
fromTheregister
2 months ago

NS&I's IT car crash may ditch legacy links to stop bleeding

NS&I's transformation is £1.3bn over budget and four years late, prompting reconfiguration and options to reduce legacy-system connections to contain cost and schedule.
fromMarTech
5 months ago

How AI could make your next DXP migration actually work | MarTech

Six months into your DXP migration, the project was scrapped - budgets blown, timelines missed and loads of technical complexity nobody saw coming. Now you're stuck paying for a platform that isn't delivering as your marketing backlog grows. Product sites wait months to launch, campaigns stall and regional teams plead for localized content that won't ship until next quarter. Meanwhile, your developers spend 78% of their time maintaining systems instead of improving them. You're afraid to try again - and that fear costs you every quarter.
Marketing tech
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
8 months ago

Weber: Death by 1,000 towns How rural cities and counties slowed high-speed rail to a crawl

California's high-speed rail project faces severe criticism for delays, cost overruns, and overregulation.
UK news
fromTheregister
8 months ago

UK unveils plans to 'transform' the smart meter experience

Tough new obligations for energy suppliers to enhance the rollout and support of smart meters in the UK have been announced.
fromFortune
9 months ago

The Fed's architects wanted glass in the HQ renovation, but Trump appointees to a local commission pushed for marble

President Donald Trump cited the marble finishes of the Federal Reserve headquarters as grounds to fire Chair Jerome Powell, despite his own policies supporting their extensive use.
Renovation
California
fromABC30 Fresno
9 months ago

Trump administration pulls $4B in federal funding for California's high-speed rail

U.S. Transportation Secretary announced termination of $4 billion federal funding for California's High-Speed Rail project.
The project faces severe budget overruns, initially estimated at $33 billion, now projected between $89 billion and $128 billion.
London startup
fromwww.theguardian.com
10 months ago

HS2 delayed beyond 2033 as minister attacks appalling mess'

HS2's completion is delayed past 2033 due to mismanagement, with no updated cost confirmed, pointing to significant overruns and public trust issues.
DevOps
fromTheregister
10 months ago

Pentagon IT projects have lots of things to to fix, says GAO

The Pentagon's IT programs continue to struggle with cost overruns, delays, and inadequate performance metrics, according to the GAO's assessment.
UK news
fromIrish Independent
11 months ago

RTE admits an overrun of almost 1m on another IT system budget at Oireachtas committee

RTÉ faced a failed IT system leading to contract termination and a subsequent vendor being brought in for project completion.
UX design
fromSmashing Magazine
11 months ago

How To Launch Big Complex Projects - Smashing Magazine

Most UX projects encounter delays and budget overruns, highlighting the need for better management strategies.
Optimistic project planning often leads to failures; acknowledging risks is crucial for success.
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