Following entry is a record in the “Catalogue of Catastrophe” - a list of failed and troubled projects from around the world. Medical Training Application System - UK Date : May 2007    Cost :$12M Synopsis : Junior doctors forced to reapply directly to hospitals after a new centralized system for matching doctors and postings disintegrates.  System left many of the UK's most qualified junior doctors without training posts.  Publicity of the problems resulted in journalists identifyin...

Following entry is a record in the “Catalogue of Catastrophe” - a list of failed and troubled projects from around the world. Registry Office System - UK Date : Mar 2007    Cost :$12M Synopsis : New system to register births, marriages and deaths across the UK purchased from a US company and adapted for use in the UK.  Implementation results in chaos when system cannot handle volume of data being processed.  Registry offices officially told to abandon the system after just 2 months o...

Following entry is a record in the “Catalogue of Catastrophe” - a list of failed and troubled projects from around the world. Social Insurance Agency – Japan Date : Jun 2007 Cost :Undisclosed Synopsis : Japanese government admits they can no longer identify the true owners of 50,000,000 pension accounts. Social Insurance Agency Director General Kiyoshi Murase himself stands outside government buildings handing out fliers apologizing for the mistakes. Contributing factors as report...

Following entry is a record in the “Catalogue of Catastrophe” - a list of failed and troubled projects from around the world. New South Wales Government - Australia Project name : TCARD Date : Nov 2007  Project Cost : $370M AUD  Writeoff Cost : $95M AUD (estimated) Synopsis : Smart card transit project to allow single ticket across train, ferry and bus transit cancelled after years of delays and cost overruns. Project originally intended for delivery in time for Sydney Olympics (Jul...

Following entry is a record in the “Catalogue of Catastrophe” - a list of failed and troubled projects from around the world. Transit Ticketing Authority - Melbourne Australia Project name : MYKI Date : May 2008 Cost :up to $350M AUD Synopsis : Smart card system to allow bus, rail and tram travel on a single ticket delayed by as much as 5 years and over budget by between $200M and $350M depending on press reports. Contributing factors as reported in the press : Underestimation o...

Following entry is a record in the “Catalogue of Catastrophe” - a list of failed and troubled projects from around the world. Justice Department -Australia Project name : Criminal Justice Enhancements Program (CJEP) Date : Jun 2008 Cost :$54M USD Synopsis : Lack of planning and underestimation cited as a primary contributors to a 9 year delay in the full deployment of the Criminal Justice Enhancement Program (CJEP) for use by the Australian Justice department. Costs balloon by 400%....

Following entry is a record in the “Catalogue of Catastrophe” - a list of failed and troubled projects from around the world. Rate Collection Agency – Northern Island Project name : Abbacus Date : Jun 2008 Cost :$260M USD Synopsis : Problems with local property tax ("property rates") collection system result in $260M worth of payments going uncollected.  Calculation errors result in one person receiving a disability allowance of £2.9M.  System lacked basic functions such as the abil...