Public Sector IT Enemy Number One: Policy

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We all know that scope creep, lack of resources and change are the three greatest enemies of cost-effective IT development projects. In the commercial sector we move heaven and earth to avoid these risks – and yet they seem to be endemic to the management culture within public sector computing.
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New Government IT Strategy - fundamentally flawed?

Shotgun Wedding strategy for Government IT

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According to Tony Collins, the UK Government CIO Council will be asked, by the Cabinet Office, to approve an interim ICT strategy that looks fundamentally flawed before the ink is dry: a shotgun wedding strategy.
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Goodbye to the Government CIO

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Tony Collins reports that UK Government CIO, John Suffolk has already bade farewell to his colleagues and friends. I hope he isn’t replaced with a new Chief Information Officer. Continue reading article »