Failed LEAP project report
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The failed upgrade of Victoria Police’s Law Enforcement Assistance Program (LEAP) has so far cost taxpayers over $50 million with no return. This report has used the following criteria to analyse the failed LEAP upgrade:
Starting out on the right foot;
Project management and control;
Lack of senior management involvement; and
Information technology. The report has found that the upgrade from LEAP was doomed as soon as it had begun. Poor budgeting and decision making hampered the project from initiation and a general lack of leadership contributed to the project floundering for so long before any action was taken. Over customisation and poor risk analysis also played crucial roles in the projects failure. The report also highlights how the lack of project management and control led to an ambiguous systems development methodology and how this could be rectified in the future. The report is based on analysis of secondary research measures and no persons involved in the project were contacted in regards to this report. TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary…………………………………………………………………...2
Table of Contents….......................................................................................................3
Introduction……………………………………………………………………………4
Background…………………………………………………………………………....4
Critical Criteria………………………………………………………………………...5 Starting on the right foot………………………………………………………5 Project management and control………………………………………………6 Lack of senior management involvement……………………………………..6 Information technology………………………………………………………..7
Project Link……………………………………………………………………………7 Starting on the right foot………………………………………………………7 Project management and control………………………………………………8 Lack of senior management involvement……………………………………..9 Information technology………………………………………………………..9
System development methodology…………………………………………………..10
Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………11
The failed upgrade of Victoria Police’s Law Enforcement Assistance Program (LEAP) has so far cost taxpayers over $50 million with no return. This report has used the following criteria to analyse the failed LEAP upgrade:
Starting out on the right foot;
Project management and control;
Lack of senior management involvement; and
Information technology. The report has found that the upgrade from LEAP was doomed as soon as it had begun. Poor budgeting and decision making hampered the project from initiation and a general lack of leadership contributed to the project floundering for so long before any action was taken. Over customisation and poor risk analysis also played crucial roles in the projects failure. The report also highlights how the lack of project management and control led to an ambiguous systems development methodology and how this could be rectified in the future. The report is based on analysis of secondary research measures and no persons involved in the project were contacted in regards to this report. TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary…………………………………………………………………...2
Table of Contents….......................................................................................................3
Introduction……………………………………………………………………………4
Background…………………………………………………………………………....4
Critical Criteria………………………………………………………………………...5 Starting on the right foot………………………………………………………5 Project management and control………………………………………………6 Lack of senior management involvement……………………………………..6 Information technology………………………………………………………..7
Project Link……………………………………………………………………………7 Starting on the right foot………………………………………………………7 Project management and control………………………………………………8 Lack of senior management involvement……………………………………..9 Information technology………………………………………………………..9
System development methodology…………………………………………………..10
Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………11