
IBM blamed for Australian online census debacle - thedays
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/census-debacle-laid-bare-malcolm-turnbull-to-decide-which-heads-will-roll-20161025-gsacqc.html
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rpeden
There have been some high profile instances over the past few years of
consultants (IBM, Accenture, etc.) delivering awful, broken solutions after
being paid big dollars by governments.

Can anyone who has worked at one of these consultancies (or on the procurement
side in government) shed light on _why_ this keeps happening?

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guitarbill
Especially when IBM Australia has been accused of "ethical transgressions" [0]
in a report by the State of Queensland. Although in that case, part of the
issue was the government not going after them for damages
competently/aggressively enough.

I'm thinking big consultancies either have the "right" connections or are
simply better at talking to bureaucrats who ultimately decide what gets
funded?

[0]
[http://www.healthpayrollinquiry.qld.gov.au/home?a=207203](http://www.healthpayrollinquiry.qld.gov.au/home?a=207203)

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rpeden
Maybe the big consultants are the only ones with the resources (and patience)
to shepherd a proposal through a government RFP process.

