http://www.computerweekly.comen-gbWed, 01 Jul 2009 12:34:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/01/236728/british-airways-shelves-erp-project-as-recession-bites.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/01/236728/british-airways-shelves-erp-project-as-recession-bites.htmBritish Airways has shelved plans to roll-out a company-wide ERP system because it doesn't want to spend cash in the face of a recession.Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:34:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/30/236696/suppliers-anger-over-wasted-nhs-bid.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/30/236696/suppliers-anger-over-wasted-nhs-bid.htmExecutives at some IT suppliers say their companies have wasted money bidding in an open competitive tender when an NHS foundation trust had already chosen to buy the Cerner electronic patient records system.Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:04:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/29/236686/tories-would-scrap-8bn-of-it-projects.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/29/236686/tories-would-scrap-8bn-of-it-projects.htm The Conservative Party would cut or kill new and proposed IT projects worth at least £8bn, with the national identity card and the Interception Modernisation...Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:45:02 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/29/236684/will-london-stock-exchange-scrap-tradelect.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/29/236684/will-london-stock-exchange-scrap-tradelect.htm Whether the London Stock Exchange decides to scrap its core trading platform or upgrade it will be a lesson to all project teams when developing core...Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:22:51 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/26/236657/is-nhs-cio-the-answer-to-a-failing-npfit.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/26/236657/is-nhs-cio-the-answer-to-a-failing-npfit.htmNHS CIO Christine Connelly announced the departure of the man who is running the £12.7bn NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT) in an e-mail last week.Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:03:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/25/236644/nhs-cio-e-mail-announces-loss-of-npfit-leader.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/25/236644/nhs-cio-e-mail-announces-loss-of-npfit-leader.htm The departure of Martin Bellamy, who heads the implementation of the £12.7bn NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT), is likely to add to uncertainties...Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:16:46 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/24/236603/state-it-project-too-secret-to-be-named.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/24/236603/state-it-project-too-secret-to-be-named.htmA high-risk government IT project is so secret is that it cannot even be named under the Freedom of Information Act.Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:13:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/24/236596/firecontrol-project-wont-be-ready-in-time-for-olympics.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/24/236596/firecontrol-project-wont-be-ready-in-time-for-olympics.htm Some parts of England will not benefit from a modern Fire Brigade communications network in time for the 2012...Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:44:04 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/22/236531/internal-reports-reveal-npfit-flawed-at-its-launch.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/22/236531/internal-reports-reveal-npfit-flawed-at-its-launch.htmAs ministers were publicly praising early progress on the NHS IT programme, confidential initial Gateway reviews on the scheme were scathing about poor planning.Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:56:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/22/236526/government-ordered-to-publish-reviews-of-risky-it-projects.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/22/236526/government-ordered-to-publish-reviews-of-risky-it-projects.htmThe information commissioner has ordered the opening of confidential files on a wide range of high-risk IT projects, including the ID cards scheme.Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/16/236458/staff-get-stress-support-after-sap-go-live.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/16/236458/staff-get-stress-support-after-sap-go-live.htm Somerset County Council is offering support sessions to help staff cope with the effects of a troubled SAP implementation. An e-mail...Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:59:12 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/10/236385/how-indian-it-suppliers-are-navigating-recession.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/10/236385/how-indian-it-suppliers-are-navigating-recession.htmIndian IT suppliers are facing the toughest slowdown in business in their decade-long history. But senior executives at India's two biggest IT suppliers reveal an appetite for growth during the economic stagnation.Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:07:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/10/236371/ex-government-cio-favours-publishing-gateway-reviews.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/10/236371/ex-government-cio-favours-publishing-gateway-reviews.htm Former government CIO Ian Watmore has told MPs he favours publishing Gateway reviews - although he recognises that government policy is to keep them confidential. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:25:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/10/236365/watmore-tells-mps-why-so-many-government-it-projects-fail.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/10/236365/watmore-tells-mps-why-so-many-government-it-projects-fail.htmOne of the highest paid IT experts in government, Ian Watmore, last month justified every penny of his £200,000 salary at a single hearing of the Public Accounts Committee.Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:13:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/05/236329/metronet-collapse-nao-slams-poor-information-management.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/05/236329/metronet-collapse-nao-slams-poor-information-management.htm The failure of Metronet, which maintained two-thirds of the London Underground but collapsed in July 2007, was partly due to the poor dissemination and...Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:54:13 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/05/29/236229/how-to-achieve-erp-success-part-1-the-a-team.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/05/29/236229/how-to-achieve-erp-success-part-1-the-a-team.htm Over the years there have been many headlines about ERP projects going wrong and, paradoxically, fewer stories about the much greater number of projects...Fri, 29 May 2009 14:52:28 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/05/29/236213/public-accounts-committee-despairs-over-endless-cycle-of-it-failures.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/05/29/236213/public-accounts-committee-despairs-over-endless-cycle-of-it-failures.htm Edward Leigh, the chairman of the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee, reads regular reports by the National Audit Office on government IT failures....Fri, 29 May 2009 07:46:51 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/05/19/236095/twitter-develops-tools-for-cash-and-stickiness.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/05/19/236095/twitter-develops-tools-for-cash-and-stickiness.htm Twitter is in the process of developing tools and services businesses can use togenerate revenue for the freemicro-blogging site. It is also trying to retain...Tue, 19 May 2009 10:54:39 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/05/15/236064/government-cios-tribute-to-50000-it-staff.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/05/15/236064/government-cios-tribute-to-50000-it-staff.htmThe government is attempting to balance the bad publicity over its large and troubled IT schemes by publishing a two-volume report celebrating the public sector's IT successes. Fri, 15 May 2009 11:37:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/05/14/236053/11-questions-that-all-cios-shoud-ask-their-it-manager.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/05/14/236053/11-questions-that-all-cios-shoud-ask-their-it-manager.htmEvery business is looking for ways to be more efficient. You know information technology is critical — you can't be in business without it. But what is your IT really costing you? Could you be doing more with the technology you have? Could you reduce costs and provide better service to your organization?Thu, 14 May 2009 14:27:00 GMT