TSA Body Scanners

The following entry is a record in the “Catalogue of Catastrophe” – a list of failed or troubled projects from around the world. Organization: Transportation Security Administration Project type : Security system Project name : Unknown Date : August 2015 Cost : $160M Synopsis : Clearly security at major public venues is a top concern in the current global environment and airports are often at the leading edge of the fight. In the USA, the Transportation Security Administration (TS...
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Quality Kaboom

The following entry is a part of the Pattern Library. The Pattern Library records the common patterns of events that have the potential to lead to project failure. Name : Quality Kaboom Type : Behavioral pattern (patterns that shape the sequence or flow of events) In brief : Quality activities are pushed to the end of the development cycle allowing hidden problems to grow in magnitude.  High levels of rework only become apparent late in the project cycle. Description : All projec...
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