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Technology Stocks : PSFT - Fiscal 1998 - Discussion for the next year -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Melissa McAuliffe who wrote (1377)	7/8/1998 1:14:00 PM
From: Raptor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4509

Despite my flippant remark yesterday, there is always a second side. Sometimes the client envornment, employees and management contribute to a less than ideal situation. We don't know if there was any culpability there. Also, obviously Andersen (who are also PSFT implemetation partners just so I can claim some resemblance to on topic), is successful in implementing these major projects or they'd be getting sued all the time. We have discussed on this thread numerous times that PSFT and SAP implementations result in a shortage of resources to implement these systems. No one can find enough good, experienced people. I agree with the comments that Andersen (and other similar big firms) will put in junior people to train them on the job (by fire?) and also will have had experienced people too. Perhaps they are spread too thin on the 'experienced' people and some were in over their heads. So, despite my comments, some engagements do go sour and I am sure someone could find similar story for PSFT. I personally have not heard of any major implementation lawsuits, however. Unless there is more of this, I doubt SAP or Andersen will suffer any long term effects (IMO). Notwithstanding the above, better them than us anyway. cheers