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You have a valid point there, but still; how could you let it go that far? They say basically that the money is gone and they have nothing to show for afterward
by NKCSS 13y ago
You have a valid point there, but still; how could you let it go that far? They say basically that the money is gone and they have nothing to show for afterwards... Does this mean they spent the bulk of that 98m on consultancy fees???
- jrwoodruff 13y agoIt's funny how the more money that gets spent, the less willing anyone is to pull the plug. I would venture to guess they probably had to dig out of a hole created by the contractors originally hired for the job, then got stuck trying to catch up with the state of the art. Kudos to the guy willing to step up and say enough already, but yea... I would love to know more details.
- tragomaskhalos 13y agoIndeed. See the behaviour notes in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunk_cost http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunk_cost
- blibble 13y agoas with any software project, it has no value at all until it is mostly complete quote from http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/posts/The-BBC-announces-the-closure-of-the-Digital-Media-Initiative-DMI http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/posts/The-BBC-announc... : > The cost is so great because much of the software and hardware which has been developed would only have a value if the project was completed and we cannot continue to sanction any additional spending on this initiative.
- NKCSS 13y agoWell; given the scale; I'd estimate they'd have a couple of million in servers that they could offload...
- DanBC 13y ago> how could you let it go that far? Isn't this just simple game theory. When you're on hold on the phone you get no value unless they answer the call, but until then you're spending your time and money waiting. What's the point when you hang up and choose to call again?