Price Tag $21Million! |
A $21 million project to integrate off-the-shelf products into a business solution runs into trouble. This is the infamous "virtual fence" effort being funded by the US government to create a high-tech fence along the US/Mexico border. The project is late by about 3 years and its viability is being questioned. Here are the top three issues with this project as articulated by Richard Santa - director of homeland security and justice issues for the Government Accountability Office.
- Poor user requirements!
- Inadequate testing before rollout and
- Aggressive timelines that were unachievable.
After years of developing software, availability of good project management tools & techniques and a litany of lessons learned - we still fail at the same fundamental issues. Amazing!
Click here to listen to the full NPR interview with Richard Santa.
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