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The reasons in this report are like root cause analysis of failures in big companies. They are not usually false but still kinda bullshitty and rarely enlighten
by geodel 6y ago
The reasons in this report are like root cause analysis of failures in big companies. They are not usually false but still kinda bullshitty and rarely enlightening on why things happen the way they happen.
Simply saying that 6 billion dollar project will cost 400 million in Europe so a wastage of 5.6 billion is hilarious until they give detail breakdown of costs. Maybe they can come out and say all american companies, government authorities, public, politician/ political system are dumb or just corrupt. For now I will just say they are just repeating lazy, half-assed cliches and presenting it like a report.
From this report :
"Building back flexibly requires empowering low- and mid-level civil servants to work flexibly and at arms-length with private contractors."
What does this even mean?
Should they work closely? from far to maintain impartiality? just give them verbal directions with no written record to move fast? Or it is just put all good sounding words with no cohesive meaning at all.
- himinlomax 6y agoThe thesis I believe is that in the US, the public service does not have the resources to do project management and outsources that, typically to those who also do the work and have an incentive to overcharge. In other countries, not only are there people employed by the state who do said project management and have the responsibility and expertise, but when outside PM work is required, it has to be done by a different entity. Nothing to do with being dumb, everything to do with bad incentives.