Queensland Health

Following entry is a record in the “Catalogue of Catastrophe” - a list of failed and troubled projects from around the world. Queensland Health - Government of Queensland - Australia Project type : Payroll (ERP) Project name : Shared Services Initiative - LATTICE replacement Date : Jun 2010 Cost : $64.5M AUD direct cost + $1.2B AUD for 8 years of subsequent operations. Synopsis : In an effort to save costs, the Queensland Government initiated a "shared services" program in 2003. Th...
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National Offender Management Service

Following entry is a record in the “Catalogue of Catastrophe” - a list of failed and troubled projects from around the world. National Offender Management Service - UK Project type : Integrated offender management system Project name : C-NOMIS Date : Mar 2009 Cost :$375M Synopsis : Efforts to integrate prison and probation systems from different local authorities into one national system fail.  Despite a two year delay and life-cycle costs that have risen from $375M to $1.1B the UK...
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American LaFrance

Following entry is a record in the “Catalogue of Catastrophe” - a list of failed and troubled projects from around the world. American LaFrance – USA Project : ERP (counting, purchasing, inventory, production, payroll and finance services) Date : Jun 2007 Cost :$Undisclosed, but ALF blames Chapter-11 bankruptcy on the failure of the project Synopsis : ALF (the world's largest builder of customized fire fighting trucks and equipment) files for chapter-11 bankruptcy following a botch...
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Microsoft

Following entry is a record in the “Catalogue of Catastrophe” - a list of failed and troubled projects from around the world. Microsoft - USA Project type : Mobile phone (Kin) Date : Jun 2010 Cost :Unconfirmed reports of $1B USD Synopsis : Microsoft's "Kin" phones (Kin one and Kin two) are withdrawn from the market after just two months.  The phones were designed for the younger market and those who are heavy users of social networking sites.  Despite the the price being cut in half...
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Department of Primary Industries – Australia

Following entry is a record in the “Catalogue of Catastrophe” - a list of failed and troubled projects from around the world. Dept. of Primary Industries - Governement of Victoria - Australia Project type : Smart meters Date : Jan 2010 Cost :$2.25B AUD Synopsis : Costs to deploy smart electrical meters to all households and small businesses in Victoria, Australia balloon from $800M to $2.25B.  A review by the Auditor-General questioned whether the project could now deliver any value...
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Sydney Water

Following entry is a record in the “Catalogue of Catastrophe” - a list of failed and troubled projects from around the world. Sydney Water- Australia Project type : Customer Management System Date : Dec 2009 Cost : $70M AUD Synopsis : Project to modernize and consolidate Sydney Water's Customer Management Systems runs into trouble.  Project is delayed by 18 months and exceeds its original budget by more than 100%.  Overruns and delays mean that the project's return on investment is ...
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MI5 – MI6

Following entry is a record in the “Catalogue of Catastrophe” - a list of failed and troubled projects from around the world. MI5 - MI6 - UK Project type : Intelligence sharing system Project name : Scope Date : Mar 2009 Cost : reported to be tens of millions of pounds Synopsis : System designed to share intelligence between separate groups in the UK intelligence gathering community is cancelled due to "technical concerns".   The Cabinet Secretary reported "… we know that the way t...
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West Jet – Canada

Following entry is a record in the “Catalogue of Catastrophe” - a list of failed and troubled projects from around the world. West Jet - Canada Project type : New passenger Reservations System Date : Jan 2007 Cost : $34M USD Updated: 2 Dec 2009 Synopsis : Efforts to implement a new customized reservations system cancelled amid delays and quality concerns. Update 2 Dec 2009 - Following the cancellation of the original project in 2007, Westjet moved their reservations systems to t...
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Canadian Payments Association

Following entry is a record in the “Catalogue of Catastrophe” - a list of failed and troubled projects from around the world. Canadian Payments Association – Canada Project : Truncation and Electronic Cheque Presentment (TECP)| Date : Jan 2009 Cost : $undisclosed, but web search indicates project to have been a $300M initiative Synopsis : The TCEP system was a system designed to simplify the clearing of checks by scanning and transmitting check data between banks rather than transf...
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London Stock Exchange – TradElect

Following entry is a record in the “Catalogue of Catastrophe” - a list of failed and troubled projects from around the world. London Stock Exchange – UK Project : TradElect Date : Sep 2009 Cost :$68M Synopsis : After four years of development, but just two years of use the London Stock Exchange's flagship trading platform (TradElect) is to be decommissioned and replaced. Lending credence to allegations that recent outages at the exchange were caused by the TradElect, the announcemen...
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