You would think somewhere in the contract it would specify that the payroll software, upon launching, most actually enable you to pay employees. I understand why IBM would make sure the government had some responsibility, but doesn't IBM have a responsibility to deliver something that actually works? Well, apparently not, and I'm sure if that WAS stipulated in the contract, they would never sign it. I have seen to the other side of the coin, I worked for a consulting web shop years ago where they created a bad contract worth 70K, which was at the time their biggest contract. Yay, high fives all around for the sales team. Unfortunately they ended up spending over 300k to get the system to actually work because the contract was so vague and the requirements so complex.
I smell some kind of corrupt kick back shinanegans going on here, I bet you somebody in the government got a new sports car from IBM to get that contract, and to have an endless maintenance part added in (which is where they make their money).
I smell some kind of corrupt kick back shinanegans going on here, I bet you somebody in the government got a new sports car from IBM to get that contract, and to have an endless maintenance part added in (which is where they make their money).