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  2. List of failed and overbudget custom software projects

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    Because software, unlike a major civil engineering construction project, is often easy and cheap to change after it has been constructed, a piece of custom software that fails to deliver on its objectives may sometimes be modified over time in such a way that it later succeeds—and/or business processes or end-user mindsets may change to accommodate the software.

  3. Sentinel (FBI) - Wikipedia

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    Sentinel is a software case management system developed by the US FBI with the aim to replace digital and paper processes with purely digital workflows during investigations. [1] There was a previous failed project called Virtual Case File. The project started in 2006 with a $425 million budget.

  4. British Post Office scandal - Wikipedia

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    The project first became publicly known during the Bates & Others case under the name of the 'X Working Group'. The Post Office claimed privilege in respect both of the name of the project and some of the contents of a document referred to as the 'X Action Summary'. [72]

  5. Software project management - Wikipedia

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    The purpose of project monitoring and control is to keep the team and management up to date on the project's progress. If the project deviates from the plan, then the project manager can take action to correct the problem. Project monitoring and control involves status meetings to gather status from the team.

  6. IT portfolio management - Wikipedia

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    IT portfolio management is the application of systematic management to the investments, projects and activities of enterprise Information Technology (IT) departments. . Examples of IT portfolios would be planned initiatives, projects, and ongoing IT services (such as application s

  7. World Bank Projects Leave Trail of Misery Around Globe

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    The World Bank began financing the Kenya Forest Service’s Natural Resources Management Project in 2007. It promised to cover $68.5 million of the project’s $78 million budget in an effort to help the KFS “improve the livelihoods of communities participating in the co-management of water and forests.”

  8. Business case - Wikipedia

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    According to the Project Management Institute, a business case is a "value proposition for a proposed project that may include financial and nonfinancial benefit." [ 4 ] Business cases can range from comprehensive and highly structured, as required by formal project management methodologies , to informal and brief.

  9. Virtual Case File - Wikipedia

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    Virtual Case File (or VCF) was a software application developed by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) between 2000 and 2005. The project was officially abandoned in April 2005, while still in development stage and cost the federal government nearly $170 million.