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Holyrood hindered: scaffolding might have been taken down 20 months earlier, but for poor management.
(From Accountancy Age)
Weak financial controls, poor risk management and inefficient project management were at the root of the 20-month delay and GBP220m overspend blighting the new Scottish parliament building, writes Damian Wild.
In a damning report on the Holyrood project published on Tuesday, Scottish auditor general Bob Black said there were a number of significant management failures, despite the unusual complexity and high-quality workmanship of the GBP431m project.
Black said the Holyrood project had lacked a single point of leadership and control where decisions could be taken about how to balance time, cost and quality. The …
