Following entry is a record in the “Catalogue of Catastrophe” - a list of failed and troubled projects from around the world. Centrica PLC – UK Project name : Jupiter Date : Feb 2007 Cost :$6340M USD Synopsis : Efforts to combine billing systems for electrical and gas supply into a single system dissolve into a shambles.   Level of manual intervention required to handle billings exceeds ability of staff to keep up with the system. Additional 2,500 recruited to try to restore order. ...

Following entry is a record in the “Catalogue of Catastrophe” - a list of failed and troubled projects from around the world. Lufthansa Systems – Germany Project name : FACE (Future Airline Core Environment) Date : Sep 2007 Cost : Undisclosed Synopsis : New airline passenger reservation system cancelled after 2 years of work. Little information provided, but press release quotes problems with supplier performance. Contributing factors as reported in the press: Press release note...

Following entry is a record in the “Catalogue of Catastrophe” - a list of failed and troubled projects from around the world. British Airways PLC. / British Airports Authority Project: Move of operations into Heathrow Terminal 5 Date: Apr 2008 Cost: $32M USD Synopsis : Opening of Heathrow Terminal 5 labeled a fiasco after 28,000 bags get lost and hundreds of flights are cancelled.  Problems resulted in British Airways having to cease accepting passengers with bags to check-in while a backlog...

Following entry is a record in the "Catalogue of Catastrophe" - a list of failed and troubled projects from around the world. Edinburgh Fringe Festival (World’s largest arts festival) Date : Jul 2008     Cost : Reports indicate a cost of £300,000 (but likely more) Synopsis : Implementation of a new on-line ticketing tool fails the day after production release. Seven weeks later after repeated outages, not a single ticket had been mailed out. Breakdown in advanced sales result in cash...