Birmingham City Council's transition to a new Oracle ERP system has resulted in severe financial consequences, including a significant backlog of errors in cash transactions and the council declaring bankruptcy. A lack of proper oversight, including the failure to heed crucial assessments of the system's functionality, has exacerbated these issues. Auditors discovered that critical fraud detection measures were absent for an extended period. A report highlighted the inadequacies in the decision-making process, emphasizing lessons for future IT projects to ensure thorough evaluation and accountability before deployment.
Anyone reading such a statement about the impacts of a vital computer system going live might think twice before pressing the button.
The right people did not read the Financial Impact Assessment it was written in.
Birmingham City Council went live with a new Oracle ERP system set to manage its £3 billion taxpayer funding and multibillion-pound spending.
A report from auditor Grant Thornton published earlier this month sheds some light on the details and provides salutary lessons.
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