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31 mins, 1999

This film tells the story of how a computer project drove one company almost to bankruptcy.

Comic distributor Craven Books bought a new IT system with the aim of improving its efficiency. But the system was over-ambitious – they went for the “big-bang” approach. The result: disaster. Craven lost many customers. It only saved itself from going bust by sacking many of its staff and going back to its old system. The key lesson: sort out your organisation’s needs and problems first – only then think about the technology.