Opinion Universal Credit: Don’t blame the IT Paul Spicker https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4892141473491822354#editor/target=post;postID=5107675057786625812 The government’s Universal Credit scheme has been bedevilled by a series of disasters. The problems are nowhere more visible than in the Department for Work and Pensions' failure to set up the IT . After three and a half years, the systems the Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) needs to make the benefit work do not yet exist. Much of what has been produced has been written off as useless ; pilots have been repeatedly delayed; the implementation depends heavily on temporary stop-gaps and manual processing; the continuity of management has been blighted by illness and staff leaving. It is easy to blame the IT when things go wrong, but when people are asked to do impossible things, it should not be surprising if they do not deliver. Universal Credit (UC) is supposed to combine a rang...
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ReplyDeleteMr Byansi, true IT is a necessity in all organisations. One worry though is the digital gap and the fact that developing countries like Uganda cannot afford much of the technology. Ultimately, we in developing countries are forced to adopt technologies we hardly understand - we try but then as we around understanding one technology, many more are already on the market to replace it. In that way, we are controlled by the developers of technologies. So, what do you suggest we should do?
DeleteYes , i also agree to that , because IT contributes to faster growth of the organization. the only challenge i think this managers will have to face , is having vast skills and experience in order to work effectively.
ReplyDeleteCan Ugandan managers afford the current IT?
DeleteYes,since the trend of technology grows each time and IT security related problems grow added to growth of innovation,IT project managers are essential in sense that,they tend to act as agents and reference of change in the changing technological world in their given organisation.
ReplyDeleteMr Amule, most of the hackers are IT programmers. Given that we are for ever using older technology than what is found in developed countries, are we not in danger of hackers from developed countries messing up our organisations?
ReplyDeleteYes it is very true because i can't even imagine starting any kind of business without planning,feasibility study,design and analysis.
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