We receive a high volume of e-mails telling us about customer case study stories, with takes of implementations that save companies time and money. This year, we saw a good chunk of rollouts that involved the integration of a new system into an existing one to automate one or several business processes.
But rarely are projects as easy as the drop of a disk or a few clicks of a mouse. One example is the case of a system that was supposed to replace paper but ended up costing Hudson’s Bay Co. $10 million in losses.
During times when budgets are tight and executives are increasingly taking a more active role in their companies’ IT investments, getting the thumbs-up to start a project has become more difficult for IT managers. Given that, Canadian businesses need to continue to invest in technology to help close the productivity gap between Canada and our neighbours to the South. Besides, the only way to truly succeed is to learn how to fail.
Private sector projects:
London Drugs shelves PeopleSoft scheduling app
Retailer replaces time and labour module with Kronos software
Staples Business Depot deploys Gen2 tags in RFID pilot
Retailer among the first in Canada to apply EPC standard
Kawartha Pine Ridge signs up Dell for printer refresh
Ink management system leads school board to switch from Xerox
Public sector projects:
City of Mississauga rolls out property tax application
Richmond Hill, Markham, Brampton, deploy Oracle-based solution
Saskatchewan’s property network reassesses software
The province concludes a three-year project to replace legacy tools with a package that can help it assess real estate in more than 800 jurisdictions. Now they’re ready for a data project that comes once every four years
Via Rail brings Wi-Fi aboard Quebec-Windsor trains
Service combines satellite, cellular and other wireless tools
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Editorials:
The finest in failure
Worst case scenarios can be more instructive than projects that pass with flying colours
Yabba Dabba Don’t
Why the Fred Flintstone approach to project management just doesn’t work
Project management hell? Big deal
IT is just like high stakes Hold ‘Em when the pressure’s on
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