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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-AU link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Yes – and we can look closer to home for affirmation as well – Ultranet, Myki, our own purported healthcare network, etc., etc., etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The more interesting question for me is not why they fail, but why clients / governments continue to stump up the money and sign contracts knowing that the chance of success is so small.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Allan Barnes, CEO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Australian Institute of Education and Training<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>E-mail: abarnes@aiet.edu.au<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Ph: (03) 9387 2051<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>FAX: (03) 9387 3470<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='color:#1F497D'>Street Address:<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>517 Victoria Street<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Brunswick West 3055<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='color:#1F497D'>Mailing address:<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>P.O. Box 171<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Brunswick West 3055<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>(Brunswick West Post Office)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b>On Behalf Of </b>PIKE Philip<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 22 October 2013 11:02 AM<br><b>To:</b> Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Year 12 SofDev] failure of SD projects - article<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Very good article on why SD projects fail<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/529631/healthcare_gov_website_didn_t_chance_hell_/?utm_medium=newsletter&eid=-255&utm_source=computerworld-today">http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/529631/healthcare_gov_website_didn_t_chance_hell_/?utm_medium=newsletter&eid=-255&utm_source=computerworld-today</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=605 style='width:453.75pt'><tr style='height:61.8pt'><td width=138 valign=top style='width:103.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:61.8pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:11.25pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><img border=0 width=108 height=108 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.png@01CECF19.E06A06A0"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=718 valign=top style='width:19.0cm;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:61.8pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:11.25pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Philip Pike</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Director of ICT<b><br><br>Bacchus Marsh Grammar<br></b></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray'>T.</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray'> 03 5366 4893 <b>F.</b> 03 5366 4850 <br><b>E.</b> <a href="mailto:pikep@bmg.vic.edu.au">pikep@bmg.vic.edu.au</a> <b>W.</b> <a href="http://www.bmg.vic.edu.au">http://www.bmg.vic.edu.au</a><br>South Maddingley Road | PO Box 214 | Bacchus Marsh Victoria 3340</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL<br>The content of this e-mail and any attachments may be private and confidential, intended only for use of the individual or entity named. 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