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Government & Public Sector Failures

UK NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT) – $12 billion
An ambitious project to digitize patient records across the UK that was ultimately abandoned.

FBI Virtual Case File (VCF) – $170 million
A failed attempt to modernize the FBI’s case management system.

US Air Force Expeditionary Combat Support System (ECSS) – $1 billion
A logistics and planning system that never worked as expected.

Canadian Phoenix Payroll System – $2.5 billion
A payroll system that caused major payment issues for federal employees.

US Department of Defense's Defense Integrated Military Human Resources System (DIMHRS) – $1 billion
A failed HR system meant to serve all branches of the military.

Corporate Failures

IBM and Australian Census (2016) – $25 million
The online census platform failed on census night due to a DDoS attack.

Knight Capital Group Trading Algorithm Failure – $440 million
A software error caused the company to lose this amount in just 45 minutes.

Volkswagen Dieselgate Software – $33 billion (fines & costs)
A scandal in which Volkswagen used software to cheat emissions tests.

HP’s ERP System Failure (UK) – $160 million
HP attempted to implement an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system but encountered major problems.

Microsoft Kin Phone – $1 billion
A failed mobile phone project that was pulled from the market after just six weeks.

Retail & Finance Failures

Lehman Brothers Risk Management System –$Unknown, but contributed to its 2008 collapse
The firm’s software failed to properly assess risk, playing a role in the financial crisis.

Nike Supply Chain Software (i2 Technologies) – $400 million
A supply chain project that resulted in excess inventory and lost sales.

Hershey’s ERP System Failure – $150 million
A software issue prevented Hershey’s from delivering candy during Halloween.

Target Canada’s SAP Implementation – $2 billion
A botched supply chain software led to the collapse of Target’s Canadian operations.

Lidl's SAP Failure – $500 million
The German retailer abandoned its SAP-based system after seven years of development.

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