tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post8693839439891821705..comments2024-03-29T07:23:49.853+00:00Comments on rotherham business news: News: Auditors publish review into failed Digital Region projectTom Austenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01847008904924351553noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post-19610884011254607442016-01-05T19:50:04.325+00:002016-01-05T19:50:04.325+00:00The KPMG report (in so far as it is summarised in...The KPMG report (in so far as it is summarised in the news article) does not appear to contain either recommendations for repropriations to be made by those incompetent 'Fat Cat' leaders of DRL who continued to draw large salaries whilst presiding over a project, so poorly managed, that it could do nothing else but fail.<br /><br /> A mere 3% take up of sales projected by a dillusional business plan. If the said Fat Cats were so supremely intelligent as to command the salaries that they were paid then one has to assume that they were also intelligent enough to see that both the Business Plan, and the technical , sales and marketing competencies of DRL were wholly deficient right from the start. If so then surely those same Fat Cats have falsely represented the ability of DRL , as it was, to achieve success. Such false representation is perhaps worthy of further prosecution under the ' abuse of powers' provision of the Fraud Act 2010.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post-51070840073560101782015-06-24T09:07:14.237+01:002015-06-24T09:07:14.237+01:00I'm the technical director of a long establish...I'm the technical director of a long established Rotherham IT company with hundreds of customers, business and private both in the local area and all over the world too. I cannot see how it is even remotely possible that Digital Region could have marketing and publicity people so useless that I had never heard of them or their service until they went bust. I might add that I could have told them that BT would make a point of scuppering them had they not managed to do it to themselves.<br />It is so incredible that one has to wonder if this was ever meant to succeed or was just a method of moving some public money into private pockets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post-36615253642872813702015-06-20T20:47:40.175+01:002015-06-20T20:47:40.175+01:00Is there anything that kerslake, sheffield council...Is there anything that kerslake, sheffield council or common purpose touched that did not turn to the unmentionable ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post-11225417746327414312015-01-29T12:14:16.266+00:002015-01-29T12:14:16.266+00:00The sales and marketing of Digital Region was woef...The sales and marketing of Digital Region was woefully inadequate and failed to reach a significant percentage of the population in the region.<br />How can relatively small companies (such as Origin, who I was signed to) ever hope to compete with the big boys such as BT and Virgin?Andy - Skyviews100https://www.blogger.com/profile/12707251120243638349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post-55903236053173680042015-01-28T17:14:01.587+00:002015-01-28T17:14:01.587+00:00I also worked for Thales on this. Dreadful managem...I also worked for Thales on this. Dreadful management from all partners. Absolutely no marketing, and was a complete farce during my time on this project. Shame certain key individuals can't be named and shamed. A lot of people got paid a good wad of cash during stints in the project.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post-8553714823440769152015-01-23T15:11:03.700+00:002015-01-23T15:11:03.700+00:00I worked for Thales on this, boy am I glad I left ...I worked for Thales on this, boy am I glad I left when I did !! Doomed from the start.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post-3480059456397880532015-01-22T12:28:20.008+00:002015-01-22T12:28:20.008+00:00Glad to see such an honest appraisal of the failur...Glad to see such an honest appraisal of the failure...Mike Hague, IDAQ Networksnoreply@blogger.com