tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752503089313270013.post5625314815303754674..comments2023-09-21T11:01:56.003+02:00Comments on Muffled Vociferation: More Taxpayers Money Wasted!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752503089313270013.post-34398674697950984412009-07-08T20:24:36.043+02:002009-07-08T20:24:36.043+02:00I sometimes wonder why we worry about this governm...I sometimes wonder why we worry about this government's drive for e-totalitarianism. They actually find it impossible to get a system designed that works properly. <br /><br />It's the money that's wasted and the risk to our data that is worrying as a consequence!<br /><br />Incompetents, if only they would get a few good software engineers together who actually knew what a "feasibility study" was all about :)<br /><br />Ho-hum!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07165615283953837706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752503089313270013.post-79937294772537913512009-07-08T19:47:59.917+02:002009-07-08T19:47:59.917+02:00Many moons ago, I used to work for Avon & Some...Many moons ago, I used to work for Avon & Somerset Police as a Comms Op. It was decided that the system of Call Logging and Despatching then in use was well past its sell-by date. No argument from anyone...it was.<br />So the bosses called in a hugely well known firm to design them an all singing-all dancing replacement.<br />This was brought and we all had to go on two week courses to learn how to operate the system. Within two days every operator was complaining that it was unwieldy and cumbersome. Even worse was the fact that every Force resource (ie..those officers on duty at the time) could be wiped off the system by ONE operator making a simple (and easily made) mistake.<br />Eventually they bought an off the shelf design from another firm which worked superbly.<br /><br />Twats.Catosayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02885445175868379750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752503089313270013.post-81224756930850125702009-07-08T18:43:44.098+02:002009-07-08T18:43:44.098+02:00Both outsourcing companies, figures. I worked for ...Both outsourcing companies, figures. I worked for a company in the UK a few years ago that got a team of Indians in to do the systems design and programming. <br /><br />Nice chaps, we used to meet in the Smoking Bus Shelter provided by the company at the back of the building. They couldn't speak much English though and I was taught that before you begin a systems project, that you get the users to fill out questionnaires as to THEIR requirements.<br /><br />Needless to say, the system was 2 years late and was total crap!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07165615283953837706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752503089313270013.post-49909906958627678192009-07-08T18:17:25.289+02:002009-07-08T18:17:25.289+02:00EDS and Crapita and they're shite.EDS and Crapita and they're shite.AntiCitizenOnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017073518049848696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752503089313270013.post-2190864860394766602009-07-08T18:08:18.762+02:002009-07-08T18:08:18.762+02:00I don't know who is designing their systems or...I don't know who is designing their systems or who the programmers are but they're shit!!!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07165615283953837706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752503089313270013.post-46699680422473193362009-07-08T18:00:21.128+02:002009-07-08T18:00:21.128+02:00Time and again this government writes database sys...Time and again this government writes database systems from the top down needs of the state for stats, rather than the needs of staff.AntiCitizenOnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017073518049848696noreply@blogger.com