Principles of Information Systems (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781285867168
Author: Ralph Stair, George Reynolds
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 12.5, Problem 1DQ
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Management practices in the Queensland government which raised red flags before IBM accepted the contract:
There were in total two red flag issues in the local government before the contract was given to the IBM Company. They are as follows:
- As part of Shared Services initiative, the local government hired a company called CorpTech for delivering human resources and payroll services. However, the project made a little progress.
- The government employed another company called Logistica for developing financial services and payroll services for government agencies...
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