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Multinational phase III: Development approaches

'So, yes the hybrid approach really. And it's got to be controlled. ... And that was where we came unstuck. ... Thinking in a sort of ironic way, pretty ironic, the point was that we all started enjoying it too much. I think the team started enjoying what they were doing and the users started enjoying designing. Now that sounds a bit perverse, saying people were enjoying it too much but I think we got too wrapped up and too close to it and no one said, hang on a minute, we've got to stop this now otherwise you're going to be pushed to get it completed in time. ... I think as well there's, we were getting very positive feedback from the people in X and they felt, yes, positive about it. And I think they got swept along with it all, almost a euphoric feeling. This is great, a popular IT system ... '

X064 page 003.02a (tape 04.2.05a) Stuart Notes/Tape 14/10/94

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