Government IT use must change: Institute for Government
This BBC article summarises the important point that for IT projects it is crucial to roll them out in increments and test each with the users and for the purpose they are designed for. This is essential for IT project success in the public and private sector also.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12616777.
The article begins -
"The government's handling of IT is locked in a 'vicious circle of costs and failures' and moves at a 'glacial' pace, according to a report.
The Institute for Government recommends sweeping changes to the way ministers order new computer systems.
One recommendation is that new IT systems should be built piece by piece and tested by those who use them."
This article is based on a report by The Institute for Government - http://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publications/23/system-error
System Error
Fixing the flaws in government IT
Author: Justine Stephen, James Page, Jerrett Myers, Adrian Brown, David Watson, Ian Magee
Date: 01 March 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12616777.
The article begins -
"The government's handling of IT is locked in a 'vicious circle of costs and failures' and moves at a 'glacial' pace, according to a report.
The Institute for Government recommends sweeping changes to the way ministers order new computer systems.
One recommendation is that new IT systems should be built piece by piece and tested by those who use them."
This article is based on a report by The Institute for Government - http://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publications/23/system-error
System Error
Fixing the flaws in government IT
Author: Justine Stephen, James Page, Jerrett Myers, Adrian Brown, David Watson, Ian Magee
Date: 01 March 2011
Labels: Hardware Infrastructure, IT Projects, Project Falure, Public Sector, software design, Software Infrastructure, Software lifecycle, Sofware Projects, Systems Engineering
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