This is what happens when non-technical bureaucrats want to design a system with full managerial control within the structure of a multi-level bureaucracy (mean

This is what happens when non-technical bureaucrats want to design a system with full managerial control within the structure of a multi-level bureaucracy (meaning there isn't just one group of non-technical bureaucrats designing the system, there are 10 levels, and all want input, and all must approve of each others' inputs). And this is why contractors love doing business with the Government of Canada. Bill, baby, bill. So basically the problem isn't the inherent complexity of payroll systems, it is project management and process.