Following entry is a record in the “Catalogue of Catastrophe” - a list of failed and troubled projects from around the world.
British Home Office - UK
Project type : Mobile computing implementation
Project name : Mobile Information Programme (MIP)
Date : May 2012
Cost : £103M
Synopsis :
Equipping 41,000 British Police Officers with Blackberry devises was intended to cut down on paperwork, improve efficiency and allow officers to spend more time on the beat. Savings from the plan ...
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Examples of failed projects
Knight Capital
Following entry is a record in the “Catalogue of Catastrophe” - a list of failed and troubled projects from around the world.
Knight Capital - USA
Project type : Share trading system
Project name : Unknown
Date : Aug 2012 Cost :$440 USD
Synopsis :
In a story that reminds us of the need for proper testing standards, a software "glitch" at Knight Capital resulted in a $400M lose in just 30 minutes! According to press reports the lose amounted to 3 times Knight's annual earnings. Alt...
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Tacoma Narrows
Following entry is a record in the “Catalogue of Catastrophe” - a list of failed and troubled projects from around the world.
Washington State - USA
Project name : Tacoma Narrows
Project type : Suspension bridge
Date : 1940 (filed under historical failures)
Cost : $6.4M in 1940 - $105M adjusted to 2012 costs
Synopsis :
If you are putting together a list of failed projects from the history books it would be hard to ignore the Tacoma Narrows bridge. At the time of its opening in sum...
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