tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post185427553772294438..comments2023-12-11T08:49:46.305+00:00Comments on Dizzy Thinks: £100K but where was the QA?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-22916294182055955762008-08-21T12:14:00.000+01:002008-08-21T12:14:00.000+01:00I think the government just wanted to look hip by ...I think the government just wanted to look hip by employing a East London type media agency to build their site.. be down with the web 2.0 innit.. and 100k is pretty cheap for a government who's used to spending millions on projects that don't appear... <BR/><BR/>Imagine the meeting if you can.. <BR/><BR/>no:10 .. We want some thing fresh.. down with the Facebook / Bebo / twitter crowd.<BR/><BR/>Agency: We can get you integrated to every social platform out there. fresh.. well we have done some stuff for Hollywood recently<BR/><BR/>no:10 .. Hollywood you say?<BR/><BR/>agency: yes Hollywood, films movies etc, big shinny, cool stuff. <BR/><BR/>no:10 .. Ok how much?<BR/><BR/>Agency: 100k for the lot.. <BR/><BR/>no:10 .. Bargin we will have two, how quick can you produce it.. brown needs that "in-crowd touch" fast.<BR/><BR/>Agency: if we do some creative resourcing we can get it to you say buy Aug.. <BR/><BR/>no:10 .. deal!<BR/><BR/>Agency: yes, yes, £££, this one is gonna look good to future clients.<BR/><BR/>Agency project manager: what! your kidding.. do u know how long these things take to build and test?<BR/><BR/>agency money man : i don't care, beg, steal do what ever you can.. 3 weeks ok with you,testing we will do that when it's live.<BR/><BR/>agency: dev, after hearing brief.. "sigh" Clicks on to SEARCH types how to build a site quickly using cms technologies.<BR/><BR/>just a little musing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-70889698493859375342008-08-17T16:17:00.000+01:002008-08-17T16:17:00.000+01:00I wonder if any of this could be translated into E...I wonder if any of this could be translated into English for those of us wrinklies who do not understand the language of tomorrow?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-28662758961615540512008-08-17T08:20:00.000+01:002008-08-17T08:20:00.000+01:00Perhaps they rushed it because gordon wont be arou...Perhaps they rushed it because gordon wont be around long and they wanted their cash.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-62374857278720768172008-08-16T19:53:00.000+01:002008-08-16T19:53:00.000+01:00DizzyYou should ask how the supplier was chosen - ...Dizzy<BR/>You should ask how the supplier was chosen - what was the competitive process, and did it follow EU and Treasury procurement regulations and guidance.<BR/>At this level of spend, there should have been some serious competition, possibly even a full EU tender, or an 'approved' supplier chosen from an existing framework (eg OGCbuying.solutions.)<BR/>FOI if you don't get a straight answer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-5719190899565366352008-08-16T12:48:00.000+01:002008-08-16T12:48:00.000+01:00Pretty much the attitude that applied to HMRC webs...Pretty much the attitude that applied to HMRC websites and online filing which fall over all the timeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-38158344420964762312008-08-16T11:42:00.000+01:002008-08-16T11:42:00.000+01:00Well spotted Diz, that's priceless. Have they not ...Well spotted Diz, that's priceless. Have they not heard of DNS? <BR/><BR/>Oh well, when the BoFHs rule the world, it'll change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-4712273366390866632008-08-16T11:21:00.000+01:002008-08-16T11:21:00.000+01:00I would like to point out the cost of the Harman s...I would like to point out the cost of the Harman site for the Deputy Leadership was ZERO. Yes, nil. Niente.<BR/><BR/>£100K for a website is more than I earn in 2 years as a freelancer. The quality of the site you should be able to get for that amount of cash should be a hell of a lot better.<BR/><BR/>Plus I would also like to point out that the blog wasn't hacked as such, it's that someone couldn't remember complex passwords (as she admitted on Sky News).Jon Worthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10657831243573498703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-72812926681009099632008-08-16T09:54:00.000+01:002008-08-16T09:54:00.000+01:00It's a joke from start to finish. People like Wort...It's a joke from start to finish. People like Worth and Leach show where the left's mentality on things like this is. They're happy to be ripped off and have a poor technical job done. Makes you wonder where else they are happy for things to cost a fortune and not be done properly... oh wait, that's pretty much every part of Government!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-79149607146207556782008-08-16T09:47:00.000+01:002008-08-16T09:47:00.000+01:00Having said this, on the point about Agile, I've s...Having said this, on the point about Agile, I've seen it work, the big problem is when it leaked outside change management processes, again it all comes down to strong willed BOFHsdizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04250325010662356883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-92226252167572778522008-08-16T09:44:00.000+01:002008-08-16T09:44:00.000+01:00Hahahaha you;re actually making the same point I a...Hahahaha you;re actually making the same point I am making about Developers in general. It doesn't always happen though, it all depends on whether you have have Ops people around to say "err that's fucking stupid"dizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04250325010662356883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-19568568530927427832008-08-16T09:24:00.000+01:002008-08-16T09:24:00.000+01:00Dizzy, I wish I could agree with you about people ...Dizzy, I wish I could agree with you about people going live with better quality code outside of Number 10. <A HREF="http://www.gcatwork.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=6534&" REL="nofollow">But I can't</A>.Obnoxio The Clownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12012089552153702526noreply@blogger.com