Accenturating the Positive...

I got a kick out of Accenture spokesperson James McAvoy's comments in this article from the Rocky Mountain News in Colorado. Check out these whoppers...

But James McAvoy, a spokesman for Accenture, defended the company's track record as stellar, and one built by "consistently delivering well-built systems to its clients."

"In general, the overwhelming majority of Accenture's government projects around the world are completed on budget and on time," McAvoy said. "There are a small percentage of projects that require major revisions to their schedules when changes arise after the contract is signed, but this is a small percentage."

Additionally, McAvoy said that Wyoming and Wisconsin are rolling out their voting software and now are seeing good results in the testing phases.

If "seeing good results" means blowing a federally mandated deadline, missing a Spring election statewide rollout, taking five to eight minutes to process each entry and creating software that the election clerks can't easily use, then Accenture has "good results".

You see, Colorado recently cancelled their contract with Accenture to create their statewide voter registration list for project delays and systematic problems. Kansas cancelled their contract previously. It seems only Wyoming and Wisconsin are still into missed deadlines and ongoing problems.

I won't go into great detail here today. This week I will be writing a more extensive article for FightingBob.com. Check for it.

I just wanted to make sure everyone got a chance to see this great piece from Colorado on Accenture.