‘Eye-wateringly expensive failure’: $341m GovERP coffin nailed shut


Joseph Brookes
Senior Reporter

No more money should be poured into the shared whole-of-government Enterprise Resources Planning (GovERP) project, an independent review has confirmed, after Labor halted the spiraling project last year.

The scathing review to be released on Tuesday found a lack of ownership and accountability meant the roving project failed to deliver the backend systems uplift and cost savings it has sought for half a decade with a budget of $341 million.

The review represents a death knell for GovERP by backing Finance minister Katy Gallagher’s move back to autonomy and choice for agencies last year, but identifies some elements for salvage.

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