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1/17/2014 | 7:07:02 AM
For government projects and that includes IT projects the procurement rules are designed to spread the wealth. That is why over 50 contractors were in the mix for healthcare.gov. That alone needs a massive effort in project management to have the 25 left hands know what the 25 right hands do. Congress needs to put measures in place where the number of contractors for a project can be reduced to a manageable number. Spreading the wealth is still possible by ranking those who got a deal lower the next time a project is up for bid. The UK government already put measures like this in place and has most IT projects succeed. But I guess the US will continue using Europe simply as whiping boy rather than as source of knowledge...