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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. OK? by arizwebfoot · · Score: 0, Troll

    So you get a few linux boxes and put paymaster or any other Open Source on it.

    Done.

    Cost: 50,000 with labor...

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  2. Re:FRIST!!!! by fractoid · · Score: 0, Troll

    I guarantee you that I could design and implement a database backend (and the rest of the system) for them for a fuckload less than $28 million, let alone $40mil all up.

    Fire everyone who was in any way responsible for the old cock-up of an attempt and hire a few top students for $100k/year for a year when they graduate. That'll get the job done on time.

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