20% management cost ? are you stupid? 1% of social security is management.
1 fucking percent. No corporation could ever match that. The government does a really, really good job at it. Sorry to pop your hate bubble, but please use actual numbers. Oh wait, they would prove you wrong and your ego can't handle that, you poor simpleton.
Also, the Government doesn't put the money in a pile and burn it. Do you understand that? are you sure? That money went to people doing work. Who then use it to donate, or buy things, and pay taxes. Money only has value while it moves.
2 out of 3corporate ERP integration's fail, so keep that in mind.
And how are you measuring success? On time? within the intial budget? I ahve never seen any ERP system be delivered on time and at budget. Unless the time and budget have been modified.
If the estimate ios 50 million and a year, and it cost 80 million , took 3 years, and has 3/4 of the features is that a success?
If the definition of success is 'eventually we got something, for more money and it took longer", then it's a pretty bad measure of success.
From a market stand point I guess the best measure might be: did you eventual save more money then it costs? Which isn't always the case.
Just as often it's the contractors trying to cut corners, over promising, getting lawyers to weasel them out of contract agreements.
You're assumption the ERP = better business process is wrong. Sometime entrenched process are there for a reason, often a legal reason. Sadly the people who knew that reason have left and no one wanted to spend the money to hire someone to properly record it so they don't know. And they continue to not know until the begin to replace it. Once the agree to replace it they start spending money on the process and people can look into them, only to find out things like "WE have a contract to do it a certain way, or legal requirements mean we have to have this. In this state we have to track workers hours this specific way. on and on.
When thinking of getting an ERP system, you need to investigate if you actually need on first. Too often ti s "This stuff is 'old;" so lets replace it becasue I want something new.
And ERP system is a box, the real world systems are a blob. Trying to fit those together is difficult and I question any process that doesn't involves 2 year of seriously looking at the current methods before coming up with a plan. after that THEN take bids to discuss which ERP system to get.
Depends. I worked at a government organization where an ERP roll out failed and they sued the fuck out of the contractor who dropped the ball. Well, started to, but as soon as the lawyers got serious, the company settled. More government agency should do that.
90% of private company projects. You don't hear about it becasue it's a private company and they just don't talk about failures. jn fact, you aren't even likely to heart about failures from other depts. at the same company.
10% fail. But the press love talking about that, so that's all you hear about, the success rarely even get mentioned.
Becasue they are different organization that run differently for very practical reasons. I know it's easy for the simple minded to lump 'the military' into a set of 1, but in reality it's far more complex.
Dune, sucks. Three is no story about morality in that book. Just pop pseudo intellectual bullshit. Sure is seems deep when your 13, but as an adult they are nearly insufferable.
Oh, and if you are looking to blame something on someone, blame the poster for not knowing how to use wikipedia.
"Given that we have already over populated planet " based on...what? You can put every person i the state of Texas with the population density of new york. We have more then enough food to feed every one. The problem isn't population, it's politics.
Add to that, artificial wombs could mean a way to get the human race to other planets.
The distopian view would be that everyone is sterilized at birth, and allowed to have 1 artificial kid until the population decreases to what stupid short sighted people think is the correct population.
"but is it really feasible, desirable or even affordable for the majority of Earth's population?"" No, but That's also true about the iPhone. Doesn't mean we shouldn't do it.
Once again,. someon on/. has no clue baout how the world actually wqorks.
They need to pay people. It needs to get certified. Maintained Tested regularly, be durable. make a profit.
So, yeah shit cost money and time. Now, if I had someone I knew in that state and I couldn't get one through the hospital, I would build on to bring with me. It wouldn't be a medical device.
ye,s the the information we do have, will still be better. I would rather have something happen off camera once in a while then always relying on the memory of the police.
And it's not just police, everyone's memory is faulty and reasonably easy to manipulate.
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20% management cost ? are you stupid? 1% of social security is management.
1 fucking percent. No corporation could ever match that.
The government does a really, really good job at it. Sorry to pop your hate bubble, but please use actual numbers. Oh wait, they would prove you wrong and your ego can't handle that, you poor simpleton.
Because civilization is built with taxes.
There a plenty of countries that have no to little taxes, you are welcome to move their and enjoy the squalor and disease.
BTW, you benefit from social programs. Less crime, more industry, more entertainment, better beer.
Couple of things. Billion not billions.
Also, the Government doesn't put the money in a pile and burn it. Do you understand that? are you sure?
That money went to people doing work. Who then use it to donate, or buy things, and pay taxes.
Money only has value while it moves.
You're most should be -1 shortsighted.
Since the VAST majority of project succeed in the military., maybe it's more complex then that?
"We the people" don't know shit about economics, deficit, debt, or how the government works.
Funny, when you actually learn those things, you realize it's not nearly as bad as the media has been spoon feeding your ignorant ass.
" without regard to anything but a fiduciary bias"
that statement alone tells me you have no fucking clue.
2 out of 3corporate ERP integration's fail, so keep that in mind.
And how are you measuring success?
On time? within the intial budget? I ahve never seen any ERP system be delivered on time and at budget. Unless the time and budget have been modified.
If the estimate ios 50 million and a year, and it cost 80 million , took 3 years, and has 3/4 of the features is that a success?
If the definition of success is 'eventually we got something, for more money and it took longer", then it's a pretty bad measure of success.
From a market stand point I guess the best measure might be: did you eventual save more money then it costs?
Which isn't always the case.
Just as often it's the contractors trying to cut corners, over promising, getting lawyers to weasel them out of contract agreements.
You're assumption the ERP = better business process is wrong. Sometime entrenched process are there for a reason, often a legal reason. Sadly the people who knew that reason have left and no one wanted to spend the money to hire someone to properly record it so they don't know. And they continue to not know until the begin to replace it. Once the agree to replace it they start spending money on the process and people can look into them, only to find out things like "WE have a contract to do it a certain way, or legal requirements mean we have to have this.
In this state we have to track workers hours this specific way. on and on.
When thinking of getting an ERP system, you need to investigate if you actually need on first. Too often ti s "This stuff is 'old;" so lets replace it becasue I want something new.
And ERP system is a box, the real world systems are a blob. Trying to fit those together is difficult and I question any process that doesn't involves 2 year of seriously looking at the current methods before coming up with a plan. after that THEN take bids to discuss which ERP system to get.
Depends. I worked at a government organization where an ERP roll out failed and they sued the fuck out of the contractor who dropped the ball.
Well, started to, but as soon as the lawyers got serious, the company settled. More government agency should do that.
90% of private company projects.
You don't hear about it becasue it's a private company and they just don't talk about failures. jn fact, you aren't even likely to heart about failures from other depts. at the same company.
10% fail. But the press love talking about that, so that's all you hear about, the success rarely even get mentioned.
Becasue they are different organization that run differently for very practical reasons.
I know it's easy for the simple minded to lump 'the military' into a set of 1, but in reality it's far more complex.
SQL injection? what is this, 1993?
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I really enjoyed the series. Not great, but good.
Dune, sucks.
Three is no story about morality in that book. Just pop pseudo intellectual bullshit. Sure is seems deep when your 13, but as an adult they are nearly insufferable.
Oh, and if you are looking to blame something on someone, blame the poster for not knowing how to use wikipedia.
Apparently the only person who can't read here is you. Or maybe your too stupid for Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_(novel)
There crap books, so I'm not sure you are doing anyone any favors by talking about them.
Bullshit.
A church can pick up the tab.
"Given that we have already over populated planet "
based on...what?
You can put every person i the state of Texas with the population density of new york.
We have more then enough food to feed every one.
The problem isn't population, it's politics.
Add to that, artificial wombs could mean a way to get the human race to other planets.
The distopian view would be that everyone is sterilized at birth, and allowed to have 1 artificial kid until the population decreases to what stupid short sighted people think is the correct population.
"but is it really feasible, desirable or even affordable for the majority of Earth's population?""
No, but That's also true about the iPhone. Doesn't mean we shouldn't do it.
Fuck you.
Never, ever turn me off.
How about we find away to communicate instead of just killing them?
hmm?
You are a small minded, mean SOB.
Gosh, someone provokes god in the same sentence as killing people. I'm shocked I tell you. Yes I am aware I might be committing the genetic fallacy.
That man shows activity when hooked to an EKG machine.
Once again,. someon on /. has no clue baout how the world actually wqorks.
They need to pay people.
It needs to get certified.
Maintained
Tested regularly,
be durable.
make a profit.
So, yeah shit cost money and time.
Now, if I had someone I knew in that state and I couldn't get one through the hospital, I would build on to bring with me. It wouldn't be a medical device.
Not me. Keep me going. I would rather be bored then dead. They might be able to cure me someday.
In the mean time please leave the TV on. maybe get an EKG machine that lets me interface with a computer.
You sir, are a quitter.
No, it's not dead there, you, and many other can't see innovation unless someone says 'look this is innovation, cause I said innovation!"
Ballmer needed to blame someone and started throwing him under the bus. Being a smart guy, he left before the bus arrived.
The board should have fired Ballmer and given Steve a huge bonus to return and run the place.
hats fall off to easily. And strapped on they become a hazard during a confrontation. Which is why they wear clip on ties.
ye,s the the information we do have, will still be better. I would rather have something happen off camera once in a while then always relying on the memory of the police.
And it's not just police, everyone's memory is faulty and reasonably easy to manipulate.
It's better, not perfect.
The perfect is the enemy of the good.