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Think Your IT Project is a Disaster? These Will Make You Feel Better

posted by martyb on Thursday November 12 2015, @07:21PM   Printer-friendly
from the schadenfreude dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

There are many ways to gauge satisfaction with a new computer system, but when the people who have to use it show up for work wearing red and declare it "Code Red" day, you probably don't need to bother with a survey.

That's exactly what's scheduled to happen this Thursday in the city of Hamilton, Ontario, where government workers plan to protest the one-year anniversary of a controversial new computer system.

Ontario's Social Assistance Management System (SAMS), installed a year ago this week by the province's Ministry of Community and Social Services, was supposed be a more efficient replacement for its outdated case management system.

It hasn't quite turned out that way.

Several tales of woe, but no deeper dive on causes, like scope creep.

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  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 12 2015, @11:30PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 12 2015, @11:30PM (#262407)

    I got out of medical research for the same reason... I think I'd prefer a bank to that (lesser evil). So what job did you find that doesnt involve scamming people?

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