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Univ. of Wisconsin's 30-Year-Old Payroll System Needs a $40 Million Fix

Posted by timothy on from the too-big-to-not-fail dept.

jaroslav writes "The University of Wisconsin is attempting to update a payroll system they have had in place since 1975, but spent $28.4 million in a 2004 attempt with no results, and now is experiencing new overruns in cost and time after 'not hav[ing] the full picture of how complex this project would be.' The current estimate of the redesign is $12 million and years of further work on top of the money already spent."

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  1. What is so special about this university? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    What is U of Wisconsin doing that they are unable to use a system developed for other universities with some minor tweaks? Is this a case of too many "cooks" wanting to add their own modules for odd requirements? Is some treehugger demanding a carbon footprint fine system to penalize staff that drive SUVs and have too big of a house? I cannot even begin to imagine the amount of excessive overhead they are paying for all involved in this project. Doesn't this school have a computer science department? I am sure they could get some grad students to help do this all in house.