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VA Restarts 45 Failing IT Projects

Posted by Kara Reeder Oct 9, 2009 10:22:23 AM

The Department of Veterans Affairs has decided to restart 45 IT projects that were temporarily paused this year after falling far behind schedule or over budget, reports InformationWeek. The failing projects were caught by a new IT Dashbord.

 

While he wouldn't discuss the status of specific projects, Roger Baker, the VA's assistant secretary for IT and CIO, says:

We have very good metrics on the stopped projects, and many of them have restarted based on reformulated plans.

 

Baker says rigorous prioritization and vigilant watch over metrics will help keep projects on track.

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