Project Failure Case Study

You will have three days to work on this project. On the fourth day you will give a presentation.

You will research the case studies below and investigate what happened, what went wrong, and what mistakes could be avoided next time. You will apply your knowledge to clearly identify the mistakes that were made in the context of IT Systems in Organisations and SDLC.

Your presentation will be 3-4 minutes long. You will be required to export your finished presentation and add it to THIS website.

Your presentation should evaluate your IT Project failure in a style simular to the paper 2 questions. This is NOT a paper 2 assignment, only that the 4 criteria of paper 2 are a good framework to meet the goal of this Case Study.

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Criterion A — The issue and stakeholder(s)  [4 marks]

Criterion B — The IT concepts and processes[6 marks]

Criterion C — The impact of the social/ethical issue(s) on stakeholders[8 marks]

Criterion D — A solution to a problem arising from the article[8 marks]

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Use THIS website for guidance on answers these questions.

You should also focus on the specific aspect of the ITGS triangle.

Possible Case Study Topics:

A	Case Study: FBI Virtual Case File (VCF) project The FBI's Upgrade That Wasn't (Washington Post) is a good introduction to the FBI's Virtual Case File (VCF) project.
B	Case Study: FBI Sentinel project FBI Sentinel Case Management System Actually Over Budget FBI's Beleaguered Sentinel Project Delayed Again FBI's Sentinel project cutting costs, but concerns remain FBI's New Sentinel System: Exclusive Look FBI's Sentinel Project: 5 Lessons Learned
C	Case Study: NHS National Programme for IT NHS National Programme for IT in the spotlight NHS National Programme for IT - the last of the government mega-projects Is the NHS National Programme for IT terminally ill? NHS to overhaul £11bn IT project Scrapping the National Programme for IT: a journey not a destination
D	Case Study: Air Force Expeditionary Combat Support System Massive Air Force ERP Software Project Still Struggling (PC World) Air Force scraps massive ERP project after racking up $1B in costs (Computer World) USAF Concedes $1B USD Data Project Was Pretty Much Useless (Daily Tech) Billion-Dollar Flop: Air Force Stumbles on Software Plan(NY Times)
E	Case Study: Canadian Ministry of Children and Family Development The Canadian Ministry of Children and Family Development may have to abandon a $180 million computer system after a report found flaws in its functionality and usability.
F	Case Study: BBC's Digital media Initiative The BBC abandoned its Digital Media Initiative project in 2013 after spending almost £100 million. The project never became operational before it was scrapped.