Software development issues partly to blame for MoD project delays

Sooraj Shah
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139 months of delays increased costs by £572m in the year to April 2012

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has pointed to software development issues as a key reason for delays in many of its major projects, a National Audit Office (NAO) report has revealed. The MoD: Maj...

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