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IT project management
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June 03, 2013
03
Jun'13
Universal Credit will cost taxpayers £12.8bn
The government’s review of major projects revealed the flagship Universal Credit programme will cost nearly six times more than previously billed
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May 15, 2013
15
May'13
HSBC axes 14,000 jobs
HSBC is to lay off up to 14,000 global staff in a cost-cutting move likely to include redundancies among the bank's back-office IT employees
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April 15, 2013
15
Apr'13
Case study: London's Olympic network from BT
After receiving an honourable mention in the European user awards for networking, Computer Weekly looks at the challenge of rolling out the network for the London Olympic Games in 2012
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April 02, 2013
02
Apr'13
Howard Shiplee latest to lead Universal Credit delivery
Howard Shiplee has been appointed the latest lead on the DWP Universal Credit programme
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March 22, 2013
22
Mar'13
Universal Credit not at odds with agile, says former chief
Former programme director of Universal Credit, Malcolm Whitehouse, has denied the mega-project is at odds with agile development
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March 15, 2013
15
Mar'13
Accenture delivers rapid reporting for Six Nations
In sponsoring the Six Nations Rugby tournament, Accenture has shown how rapid prototyping can be applied to building enterprise reports
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March 11, 2013
11
Mar'13
Majestic Wine swaps Microsoft for Intershop in ecommerce refresh
Majestic Wine is revamping its website with an InterShop 7 ecommerce engine, which replaces a legacy Microsoft Commerce Server system.
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February 18, 2013
18
Feb'13
Pitchford to head-up Universal Credit programme
David Pitchford, executive director of Major Projects Authority heads up the Universal Credit at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
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January 09, 2013
09
Jan'13
IT contractors seek to fill skills gap left by public sector cuts
IT contractors are increasingly confident about job opportunities in the public sector due to reductions in the civil service's head count, finds research
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January 07, 2013
07
Jan'13
Morrisons sees poor sales due to lack of online presence
Supermarket chain Morrisons posted “disappointing” sales over the Christmas break, due to the retailer’s lack of online presence.
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December 06, 2012
06
Dec'12
MPs call for wider promotion of mutuals beyond Whitehall
Mutuals need to be effectively promoted across the whole public sector, not just Whitehall, say MPs
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December 03, 2012
03
Dec'12
HMRC slammed for 'undue complacency' on RTI systems
Report labels HMRC “unduly complacent” about the roll-out of the Real Time Information (RTI) system crucial to the Universal Credit programme
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October 24, 2012
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Oct'12
CIO interview: Gerry Pennell, CIO, London 2012 Olympic Games
As the job of a lifetime nears its end, London 2012 CIO Gerry Pennell talks exclusively to Computer Weekly about his Olympic experience
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September 17, 2012
17
Sep'12
DWP hits back at criticism over Universal Credit IT systems
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has hit back at calls to delay its flagship Universal Credit scheme because of IT concerns
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September 11, 2012
11
Sep'12
Cabinet Office blacklists Fujitsu from government IT contract tenders
The Cabinet Office has banned Fujitsu and another IT supplier from tendering for public sector IT contracts as they constitute too high a risk
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September 07, 2012
07
Sep'12
Interview: Channel 4 CIO on the IT behind the broadcasting of the Paralympic Games
The Paralympic Games was the largest live broadcast undertaking for Channel 4, and gave the IT team an equally complex project
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September 04, 2012
04
Sep'12
UK Border Agency ordered to crack down on bogus student visas
The UKBA must crack down on bogus student visas ahead of the roll-out of its troubled e-Borders program, MPs have urged
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July 30, 2012
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Jul'12
Vodafone appoints new CEO of Cable & Wireless Worldwide
Following the acquisition of C&WW, Vodafone has transferred its head of global enterprise to run the new venture
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July 03, 2012
03
Jul'12
Whitehall could save £33bn with big data analytics, says Policy Exchange
Government could save £33bn a year applying big data analytics to departmental information, claims a report from the Policy Exchange
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May 29, 2012
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May'12
CIO interview: Lukas Oberhuber, CTO, Simply Business
Lukas Oberhuber is CTO at Simply Business, where he is making IT at the insurance company more agile to meet business demands
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May 16, 2012
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May'12
CIO interview: Cathryn Riley, CIO, Aviva
It's been a tough time for Aviva with CEO Andrew Moss forced to step down in a shareholder revolt. But for CIO Cathryn Riley, it’s business as usual.
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May 03, 2012
03
May'12
European copyright ruling good for IT innovation, say lawyers
The top European court's ruling on copyright is good news for innovation, say lawyers
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April 10, 2012
10
Apr'12
CIO interview: David Jones, CIO, Crown Prosecution Service
CPS CIO David Jones is leading a comprehensive technology revamp to modernise operations across the entire criminal justice system.
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March 20, 2012
20
Mar'12
CIO interview: Rob Pringle, global IT director, Gazprom
Rob Pringle, director of global IT at Gazprom Marketing and Trading, reveals the secret of rolling out IT quickly
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March 14, 2012
14
Mar'12
Gartner: Rethink organisation structure to boost business
Businesses must radically rethink how they organise staff and collaborate if they want to make big improvements, according to analyst Gartner
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March 07, 2012
07
Mar'12
Systems integrators 'charge more in paperwork than SMEs do in delivery’
A systems integrator asked for more money from the government for an IT product proposal than an SME was able to deliver the actual service for.
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March 07, 2012
07
Mar'12
John Lewis prioritises IT investment above profit
John Lewis made significant technology investments in 2011, pushing profits down 3.8% to £353.8m
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March 05, 2012
05
Mar'12
NHS trusts to be freed from CSC contract commitments
The Department of Health has proposed a deal with CSC to release trusts in the National Programme for IT from their contractual obligations to use software from the troubled supplier.
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March 05, 2012
05
Mar'12
Rogue IT manager jailed for two years after £123k procurement scam
A rogue IT procurement manager has been jailed for two years after he colluded with two IT suppliers to defraud grocer Nisa Today out of £123,000
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February 20, 2012
20
Feb'12
CIO priorities 2012: Ali Jaffri, ICT manager, Gallions Housing
Ali Jaffri, ICT manager at Gallions Housing, talks about the challenges of 2012.
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February 07, 2012
07
Feb'12
More than half of government projects behind schedule
More than half of major government projects are behind schedule, according to the head of Whitehall's Major Projects Authority.
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January 25, 2012
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Jan'12
UK IT budgets under pressure in 2012
UK IT budgets will remain flat in 2012, a worldwide survey of more than 2,500 IT professionals has revealed.
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October 14, 2011
14
Oct'11
CIO interview: Gerry Pennell, CIO, London 2012 Olympics
With less than 10 months to go, London 2012 CIO Gerry Pennell is fully focused on the task of delivering a project that simply cannot miss its deadline.
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October 10, 2011
10
Oct'11
London 2012 Olympics opens Technology Operations Centre
The IT powering the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics has passed a major milestone with the formal opening of the Technology Operations Centre.
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October 07, 2011
07
Oct'11
85 sub-postmasters seek legal support in claims against Post Office computer system
Over 80 sub-postmasters are interested in taking legal action against the Post Office in relation to an allegedly faulty computer system.
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October 04, 2011
04
Oct'11
Universal Credit deadline forced DWP to use “unproven” agile development
Tight deadlines left the Department for Work and Pensions with little choice but to use "unproven" agile methods to develop its £2bn Universal Credit (UC) system, said the Cabinet Office Major Projects Authority (MPA) in a confidential report ...
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September 14, 2011
14
Sep'11
IT development underpinning Universal Credits comes under fire from MPs and experts
The delivery of Universal Credits is coming under fire as observers are casting an increasingly critical eye on the IT systems underpinning the politically sensitive project.
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September 07, 2011
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Sep'11
CIO interview: Mike Bracken, UK government director of digital
Whitehall is not exactly known for being at the bleeding edge of technological innovation. But as the newly appointed government director of digital, Mike Bracken is set to change that perception. In an exclusive interview, he discusses the ...
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August 30, 2011
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Aug'11
The business architect role is vital to business process transformation
If you have not yet heard the term "business architect", you soon will, write John Rymer and Alexander Peters of Forrester Research. Whether business architects report into the business or IT, this emerging role will help usher in organisations' ...
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August 26, 2011
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Aug'11
Lack of soft skills training is curbing IT career progression
Employers are failing to provide IT professionals with the business...
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August 23, 2011
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Aug'11
Why major IT projects are more likely to fail than any others
Major IT projects are 20 times more likely to fail than other business initiatives because project managers are ignoring unpredictable events, says a major research study by Oxford University.
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August 08, 2011
08
Aug'11
Toxic National Programme for IT contracts to be housed under one body
Billions of pounds of toxic IT contract exposures at the Department for Health could be housed under one central unit, according to reports.
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August 02, 2011
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Aug'11
NHS trust forced to adopt National Programme patient records system or face £8.8m fine
An NHS trust was forced to buy care records software through the National Programme for IT or face the threat of an £8.8m fine - even though it had a longstanding supplier in place.
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August 01, 2011
01
Aug'11
CSC closes acquisition of iSoft ahead of NHS IT contract renegotiations
Outsourcing provider CSC has closed the acquisition of beleaguered healthcare application provider iSoft for $189m (£115m).
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July 28, 2011
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Jul'11
Highlights from 'A recipe for rip-offs' - the Select Committee report on government IT
The Public Administration Select Committee has published a scathingly critical report on government's use of IT. We've chosen a selection of the highlights from the report.
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July 19, 2011
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Jul'11
Carphone Warehouse uses business process management to increase customer satisfaction
Retailer Carphone Warehouse is claiming a 25% jump in its customer satisfaction ratings after investing in BPM software to help staff deal with sales, queries and complaints.
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July 01, 2011
01
Jul'11
DWP adds agile development into IT contracts for £2bn Universal Credit system
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has modified contracts governing the supply of its £2bn Universal Credit system by adding clauses encouraging agile development.
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June 22, 2011
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Jun'11
European Commission gives green light to CSC acquisition of beleaguered iSoft
The European Commission (EC) has approved CSC's acquisition of healthcare software maker iSoft.
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June 16, 2011
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Jun'11
NHS pays £200m advance to CSC as contract renegotiation nears conclusion
The NHS has paid £200m to troubled supplier CSC as an advance while awaiting the conclusion of discussions on amendments to the controversial deal.
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May 27, 2011
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May'11
DWP prepares alternative to identity cards for Universal Credit
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is grooming a British tech start-up to play a key role in its £2bn Universal Credit benefits system.