Thoughts on the Hertz Debacle

$32M doesn't get you what you think when you hire large consulting firms.

members-only post Oct 06, 2019 2-min read

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You'd think that $32 million would get you a functioning website in 2019.

And you'd be wrong.

Anyone who knows anything about tech ought to be incredulous at a debacle of this magnitude.

Call me jaded, but I was not.

No Shortage of Questions

Full disclosure: I don't have any inside information on the Hertz-Accenture debacle. Still, I know a few things about IT project failures and website design. As such, the following queries come to mind:

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