[Year 12 IT Apps] Any lessons to be learned?

[Mark KELLY]

This is an interesting follow-on

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jul/09/nhs-computer-programme-failure

And an article on the risks of project failure...

http://www.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/20341


On 23 September 2011 09:08, Mark KELLY <kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au> wrote:

> Thanks, Cameron - this is good for SD as well.
>
> And they said in 2007 that the system would never work
> (
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1542486/20bn-NHS-computer-system-doomed-to-fail.html
> )
>
> On 23 September 2011 08:20, Cameron Bell <
> bell.cameron.p at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:
>
>> Great Case Study: British National Health Service scraps IT system after
>> 12 Billion pounds have been spent on it.
>>
>>
>> http://www.walletpop.co.uk/2011/09/22/nhs-computer-system-scrapped-costing-12-billion/
>>
>> "At a checking in appointment recently the nurse filled out a templated
>> survey, and had to make copious notes on a scrap of paper for things that
>> hadn't been included on the computer template. At a hospital, three
>> different phone calls failed to get details of a forthcoming appointment
>> sent to the correct address because it was apparently input incorrectly in
>> four different places."
>>
>> From
>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2040259/NHS-IT-project-failure-Labours-12bn-scheme-scrapped.html
>>
>> "Following an official review, the ‘one size fits all’ IT project will be
>> replaced by much cheaper regional initiatives, with hospitals and GPs
>> choosing the IT system they need."
>>
>>
>> Cheers
>> Cameron
>>
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-- 
Mark Kelly
Manager of ICT, Reporting, IT Learning Area
McKinnon Secondary College
McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia
Direct line / Voicemail: +613 8520 9085, Fax +613 9578 9253
kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au
VCE IT Lecture Notes: http://vceit.com
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