US Air Force Scraps ERP Project After $1 Billion Spent 362
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from the on-second-thought dept.
angry tapir writes "The U.S. Air Force has decided to scrap a major ERP (enterprise resource planning) software project after spending $1 billion, concluding that finishing it would cost far too much more money for too little gain. Dubbed the Expeditionary Combat Support System (ECSS), the project has racked up $1.03 billion in costs since 2005, 'and has not yielded any significant military capability,' an Air Force spokesman said in a statement. 'We estimate it would require an additional $1.1B for about a quarter of the original scope to continue and fielding would not be until 2020. The Air Force has concluded the ECSS program is no longer a viable option for meeting the FY17 Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) statutory requirement. Therefore, we are canceling the program and moving forward with other options in order to meet both requirements.'"
New project (Score:5, Funny)
Let me guess... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Ouch. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:New project (Score:5, Funny)
I'd like to see them implement a CRM system instead
Are the victims of drone attacks complaining much about the quality of service?
Re:New project (Score:5, Funny)
CRM? Good idea. Then the Air Force can keep better track of its customer data like which Buckwhupistani wedding received a Predator strike package and which one got a JDAM shower and so on.
Re:New project (Score:5, Funny)
Re:New project (Score:4, Funny)
Re:New project (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Ouch. (Score:5, Funny)
Oh wow, it gets worse. Oracle won this with a $88.5 million bid; what the hell took the Air Force so long to pull the plug with that kind of overrun?
What's an order of magnitude between friends. :p
Re:New project (Score:5, Funny)
Enterprise resource planning? (Score:5, Funny)
If only they'd had a better ERP system, they could've planned this project more carefully, and put all those resources to better use.
Re:Enterprise resource planning? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:New project (Score:5, Funny)
Are you a consultant?
http://www.despair.com/consulting.html [despair.com]
Re:1B? (Score:2, Funny)
You should learn the different between affect and effect. One can effect the other but the other doesn't necessarily affect the one.
When you figure out how they are different, come back and we can talk.
Re:those billions (Score:3, Funny)
A billion here, a billion there. Pretty soon, you're talking about real money.
--(sic)
Re:New project (Score:2, Funny)
No, the service was a hit.