How Long to Read Government and IT - A Recipe for Rip-Offs

How Long Does it Take to Read Government and IT - A Recipe for Rip-Offs?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 10 minutes to read Government and IT - A Recipe for Rip-Offs by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Public Administration Select Committee

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The Government's over-reliance on large contractors for its IT needs combined with a lack of in-house skills is a "recipe for rip-offs" according to a report by the Public Administration Select Committee (PASC). The Committee found that as a result IT procurement too often resulted in late, over budget IT systems that are not fit for purpose. According to some sources the Government pays between seven and ten times more than the standard commercial rate for its work: however the Government does not collect the information needed to verify these claims. One of the report's recurring themes is the dominance of Government IT by a small number of large companies. The report argues that the Government needs to do four things to break out of this relationship: improve the information it holds on IT expenditure, without which the Government is unable to secure the best possible price for goods and services; publish more information about IT projects; widen the supplier base by reducing the size of its contracts and greatly simplifying the procurement process to engage with innovative Small and medium enterprises (SMEs); work in a more "agile" manner andmove towards the use of more iterative development methods which enable IT programmes to adapt to ever changing challenges

How long is Government and IT - A Recipe for Rip-Offs?

Government and IT - A Recipe for Rip-Offs by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Public Administration Select Committee is 68 pages long, and a total of 17,544 words.

This makes it 23% the length of the average book. It also has 21% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Government and IT - A Recipe for Rip-Offs Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 35 minutes to read Government and IT - A Recipe for Rip-Offs aloud.

What Reading Level is Government and IT - A Recipe for Rip-Offs?

Government and IT - A Recipe for Rip-Offs is suitable for students ages 8 and up.

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