Author: Ted Carroll
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The NHS, Palantir and the £300m cup of coffee
The Federated Data Platform is a high risk, high cost project, where Palantir software was controversially selected. A different approach could have reduced risk, lowered off boarding costs and saved £300 million for the NHS. This article uses the FDR example to explain how architecture work can break a contract down into a number of…
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Post Office Horizon Project – critical components need checks and balances
The Fujitsu Horizon system for the Post Office turned into the Horizon Scandal as a result of poor coding and a reluctance to fix software issues .Risks could have been mitigated by a) breaking down the contract into components and procuring separately and b) for critical components, set up two projects in parallel so that…
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There must be a better way…
I have a long career in IT and Management Consultancy. I have worked for software companies, systems integrators large and small, management consultancies, and as an independent IT consultant. I have seen procurement from both sides – helping to write specifications and procurement processes for national procurements for the Police and other organisations. I have responded…
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