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Reminds me of the recent news on http://bit.ly/Sydney-Water-CRM http://bit.ly/Sydney-Water-CRM "expected to cost $55 million, more than double original budget
by ordinaryman 17y ago
Reminds me of the recent news on http://bit.ly/Sydney-Water-CRM http://bit.ly/Sydney-Water-CRM
"expected to cost $55 million, more than double original budget of $21 million and one-and-a-half years behind schedule"
- mseebach 17y agoIt absolutely blows my mind how these things can be so complicated. There's a pipe and a meter. The meter is read n times a year. Invoice. Done. I can see how asset management can be complicated for a utility, but what exactly is keeping Sidney Water from using an off-the-shelf product for friggin' CRM?
- weego 17y agoIf you can sign off $55 million you must be a very powerful person. Anyone can sign off buying a software box. Same reason why in Japan there are bridges that link 2 places no one needs to go to.
- dreemteem 17y agoSame thing in Scotland, with the Edinburgh Parliament building. Started out as costing £40m, ended up costing more than £400m. In this case, the architect died before it was finished. Noone to sue.
- megamark16 17y agoI love this part (from your Sidney/Water CRM link): "Once implemented, the project, which also has a second phase, bringing expenditure up to $68.9 million, is expected to reduce operating costs by $1.9 million a year." So they should recoup their costs in about 35 years. Priceless (well, not really).