Tag: GovERP

What next for shared services after GovERP decision

Posted on   |  by Ed Chung
Typing pools were once the height of cutting-edge business practices and technological sophistication. Fast forward to today, and we might chuckle at their portrayal in the movies and TV...

SAP cost comparison led to GovERP’s downfall

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The high cost of pushing SAP into Canberra’s legion of smaller, less complex agencies was behind the federal government’s recent decision to abandon its enterprise resource planning system (ERP)...

GovERP debacle: A predictable but valuable lesson

Posted on   |  by Dr Joseph Sweeney
The Australian public sector’s recent experience with the GovERP project, an ambitious yet ultimately unsuccessful SAP implementation, has been a wake-up call. It is a stark reminder of the...

Gallagher pulls back ‘naïve’ $344m GovERP project

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government has abandoned its massive enterprise resource planning system consolidation project known as GovERP in favour of a new approach that promises greater autonomy for agencies. The...

Future Fund embarks on its own ERP upgrade

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The back-end system at the Future Fund will be upgraded over the next three years to a Workday platform, with the agency avoiding the government’s $345 million shared SAP...

GovERP reprofiled, $60m in funds deferred after delays

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government’s massive enterprise resource planning system overhaul has been “reprofiled”, with $60 million in funding destined for the technology project deferred until next financial year. Officials from...