Accenture was brought in to justify the decision that was already made to kill the project, because the internal management didn't have the confidence to make a

Accenture was brought in to justify the decision that was already made to kill the project, because the internal management didn't have the confidence to make and sell their own decisions. And this isn't the first time. A few years ago, ASX ran a massive project to replace the matching engines for all their exchanges. After burning a large pile of money, it too blew up, and they abandoned the whole idea. But everyone involved fails up and out with their careers and bonuses intact, so ... she'll be right, mate. No worries.