Edinburgh Uni finds extra £8M for vendors after troubled ERP go-live

Vendors working on an Edinburgh University ERP project have been awarded around £8 million ($9.81 million) in additional fees following a troubled implementation which led to delays in paying staff and suppliers. The institution has confirmed implementation partner Inoapps and software company Oracle will see the price of …

[Updraft102]

I was not aware erotic role play was so popular!

[cantankerous swineherd]

"another contractor would not have access to the Inoapps proprietary methodology for design and implementation"

in other words, they got what they deserved.

[lglethal]

Was thinking the exact same thing! ;)

Never lock yourself into a single vendor in such a way, it will never work well, since they know they can screw you and keep on screwing you and you cant escape without screwing yourself further...

[Dave@Home]

Talk about "we've got you by the balls"

That's an expensive squeeze

[TVU]

"By the end of the month, the university ordered a review into its disastrous go-live system2"

^ This is what happens when you make a pact with the forces of darkness (Hi, Larry!).

[HappyDog]

Changes in requirements

"The institution has confirmed implementation partner Inoapps and software company Oracle will see the price of their contract rise from £25.4 million ($31.1 million) to £33.5 million ($41.12 million), owing to changes in requirements and additional work orders by the customer."

Oh. You want employees paid on time *and* every month? Might be a bit of scope creep going on there. Charge 'em double!!