<Managing these kinds of projects doesn't need sophisticated software (not that software is a bad thing, in itself). It needs competent managers.> Indeed. Cali

<Managing these kinds of projects doesn't need sophisticated software (not that software is a bad thing, in itself). It needs competent managers.> Indeed. California state and local governments, for example, are notoriously horrible at large software system procurement and installation, routinely paying full retail for unsuitable new infrastructure that never works and is tossed out completely, with the procurement process restarted from scratch by the next appointee(s). Only some of these cases are reported about in the media with any degree of scope or accuracy.