In the late 90s the San Francisco school district was sold a PeopleWare system, whereupon they paid consultants millions of dollars to customize the package. 'Twas a failure; they tossed it all away.
I don't remember the details, though I was feeling their pain, having to deal with (a) the unbelievably horrid, steaming pile that is PeopleWare, and (b) the clouds of consultants that start calling you up and pumping you for money once it is out that you're doing an install of the pile. (Hint: You don't need any help from a high-price consultant to install PeopleWare. You need a can of gasoline and a match).
So the thought of a school district doing this on their own makes me smile. They could do worse!
I don't remember the details, though I was feeling their pain, having to deal with (a) the unbelievably horrid, steaming pile that is PeopleWare, and (b) the clouds of consultants that start calling you up and pumping you for money once it is out that you're doing an install of the pile. (Hint: You don't need any help from a high-price consultant to install PeopleWare. You need a can of gasoline and a match).
So the thought of a school district doing this on their own makes me smile. They could do worse!