---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Devereaux-Weber <[email protected]> Date: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 9:06 PM Subject: Re: [ NNSquad ] Re: Worldwide cost of IT failures: $6.2 Trillion per Year? (yes, with a "T") To: Barry Gold <[email protected]>
Barry, Are there unbiased sources to support the claimed difference in public vs private failures? Sessions' White Paper does not offer estimates of public vs. private. I work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (public sector). Similar to other public sector entities, we've had our share of both successes and failures. Regardless of whether a bid comes from public or private sector, bids can be based on numerous factors, not limited to lowest cost. I have seen no support for the notion that firing people upon project failure, whether public sector or private sector, increases the chances for project success. Firing people does offer managers cover for poor management. Civil service protection of public sector staff was instituted to protect ongoing institutional operations from turmoil based on politics. Civil servants can be fired for cause, demoted, or assigned to less-desirable jobs. Having multiple checkpoints (small stages) for IT Project quality works in both public and private sector. Dave Devereaux-Weber, P.E.
