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Outsourcing to the lowest bidder leads to a massively over-budget, failed project. Why does everyone have to relearn this same lesson over and over again? Hasn
by jameskilton 16y ago
Outsourcing to the lowest bidder leads to a massively over-budget, failed project.
Why does everyone have to relearn this same lesson over and over again? Hasn't there been enough massive software failures in this world for someone to start to take notice?
- yannickmahe 16y agoGiven the name of the contractor in this case, I think even though it may have been the cheapest, it also felt safe. "Nobody gets fired for choosing IBM", as the saying goes.
- simonw 16y agoThere was no cheapest bidder in this case - Siemens got the job without competition, likely as part of the BBC's questionable 10 year contract to outsource pretty much everything to Siemens.