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Comment Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ Q&A: Pen Hadow, explorer ¦ The Brampton Factor: Why big government IT projects fail ¦ Video: How to keep the best-performing staff ¦ Photos... [24 Jan 2008]
The Brampton Factor: Why big government IT projects fail
Comment We're so hardened to government IT problems we no longer see the underlying causes, says Martin Brampton. A £500m prisoner-tracking project failure barely causes a ripple these days. I've been feeling sorry for the government. [22 Jan 2008]
The Brampton Factor: Microsoft vs EU
Comment Microsoft is a pioneer in pushing anti-competition laws to their limits, argues Martin Brampton. It has long been held that free markets fail when monopoly power exists. The real lesson of this week's EU decision is that it is pointless issuing a... [18 Sep 2007]
Brampton Factor: Public sector woes
Comment What is needed, says Martin Brampton, is some more original thinking. And all the evidence suggests the project will fail to deliver benefits commensurate with the immense costs. Despite lessons regularly repeated over many years, public IT... [20 Jun 2007]
Brampton Factor: Customer woes
Comment Martin Brampton shares two recent tales of customer service woe - and ponders what they mean for IT users everywhere. Notification may fail to be forthcoming, as may the service itself. Often, they report that the 'support' was simply inadequate... [21 Mar 2007]
Brampton Factor: Don't get your hopes up for BT's 21CN
Comment Not so fast, says Martin Brampton. It may well fail to deliver, as BT repeats past mistakes. What can we expect from BT's next-generation network? New IP services for cheap? The BT programme to roll out a national IP network is moving towards... [17 Oct 2006]
Brampton Factor: Man and machine
Comment Martin Brampton discusses the complex relationship between humans and computers - and how to create reliable systems when we can't put complete faith in either. This highlights two widely held beliefs that fail to stand up to scrutiny. [15 Aug 2006]
Devil's Advocate: Blame it on the users
Comment Everyone always says IT workers need to better understand business - but, asks Martin Brampton, could the real problem be business people who don't understand IT? In fact, although the complaint is often made that IT people fail to understand... [09 Nov 2004]
Devil's Advocate: Microsoft - time to hide the profits?
Comment Martin Brampton considers the most successful vendor of them all. Martin Brampton is a director and founder of Black Sheep Research (www.black-sheep-research.co.uk ), an independent consultancy providing research, writing and speaking services on a... [23 Jul 2002]
Devil's Advocate: Spend on technology, be successful
Comment Here, columnist Martin Brampton doubts the relationship. Most of them fail to deliver shareholder value and many involve messy and costly IT integration processes. Another is outsourcing contracts that fail to meet the needs of the organisation. [25 Mar 2002]
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