Monthly Archives: August 2012

THE PROCUREMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Introduction Brian Farrington Limited (BFL) have been involved in many IT procurements of varying value and with varying degrees of corporate risk attached to them. There are frequently challenges for IT and Procurement specialists. Not the least of these challenges is the purchase of technology that neither IT nor Procurement […]

One of my first assignments for Brian Farrington Ltd was to review an IT project that had got out of control. It was late, incomplete and seriously over budget. During the research phase we asked what was known about the prime contractor and the subcontractor and what due diligence had been undertaken. The silence was […]