Department of Homeland Security – Cook Country

Following entry is a record in the “Catalogue of Catastrophe” - a list of failed and troubled projects from around the world. Department of Homeland Security - USA Project type : Integrated security system Project name : Project Shield Date : Jan 2012 Cost :$45M Synopsis : A project aimed at providing live camera links from police cars and other fixed locations to a central command location fails to achieve the desired results. Equipment failures, poor planning and poor training me...
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BC Ferries

Following entry is a record in the “Catalogue of Catastrophe” - a list of failed and troubled projects from around the world. BC Ferries - Government of British Columbia - Canada Project : Fast ferries Project type : Design, build, deploy high speed ferries Date : Jun 2002   Cost :$460M CAD Synopsis : Driven in part by congestion problems being experienced at one of the main ferry terminals in Vancouver British Columbia, the government of British Columbia decided that a new fleet o...
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Victoria Police Department

The following entry is a record in the “Catalogue of Catastrophe” - a list of failed and troubled projects from around the world. Victoria Police Department - Australia Project : LINK Project type : Law enforcement assistance program Date : Apr 2011 Cost :$100M AUD Synopsis : Project aimed at implementing a new Law Enforcement Assistance Program to replace an 18 year old system are suspended for 6 months due to technical and cost related issues.  The implementation of a package sys...
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Department of Defence – Australia – Landing Craft

Following entry is a record in the “Catalogue of Catastrophe” - a list of failed and troubled projects from around the world. Department of Defence - Australia Project type : Design and development of naval vessels Date : Feb 2011 Cost :$40M AUD Synopsis : Australian Defence Minister scraps a $40M project to build 6 new landing craft for use by the Australian Navy.  The boats were to be launched from a larger transport ships (HMAS Manoora and HMAS Kanimbla) which are already in serv...
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City of New York

Following entry is a record in the “Catalogue of Catastrophe” - a list of failed and troubled projects from around the world. City of New York - USA Project : CityTime Project type : Employee time recording Date : Dec 2010 Cost :$540M over original budget Synopsis : City's new time recording system for employees goes 10 times over budget and is delivered 6 month late. The 10 year project was originally estimated at $63M but ended up costing in excess of $600m.  Although the system...
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Virtual Border

Following entry is a record in the “Catalogue of Catastrophe” - a list of failed and troubled projects from around the world. Dept. Homeland Security - USA Project: Secure Border Initiative Network Project type : Virtual border control system Date : Oct 2010 Cost :$1B Synopsis : The Department of Homeland Security refuses to renew a contract for the construction of a virtual border control system. Aimed at controlling the flow of drugs and weapons, the system was designed to levera...
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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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