The largest admitted IT project failure in the southern hemisphere: A teaching case The Queensland Health implementation project failure is the largest IS failure in the southern hemisphere to date, costing 1.25 billion AUD. This case highlights the importance of systematically analysing project failure. It examines the case organization details, royal commission report, auditor general report and 118 witness statements pertaining to the Queensland Health implementation project. The objective of this teaching case is (1) to illustrate the factors that contributed to Queensland Healthu0027s disastrous implementation project and (2) to understand the broader applications of this project failure on state and national legislations as well as industry sectors. The case narrative and teaching notes are appropriate for both undergraduate and postgraduate students studying IS and project management subjects.

Benefits Management in Infrastructure Projects: Towards a Best Practice Framework Realization of project benefits is considered to be a reflection of project success and is therefore directly linked to organisational performance. However, the failure of projects to achieve their expected outcomes continues to remain a concern, particularly for publicly funded projects. An emerging body of literature suggests that the assessment of a projectu0027s capacity to deliver organizational outcomes should be considered within the broader context of xe2x80x98project benefit realisationxe2x80x99 or xe2x80x98project benefit managementxe2x80x99. This paper first develops a conceptual framework capturing the various elements and perspectives of project benefits management applicable to infrastructure projects, and then validates it using empirical data drawn from multiple sources within public sector infrastructure organisations. The findings indicate that pursuance of the proposed framework could support the delivery of improved project outcomes. The empirical evidence further suggests that although the framework holds merit and is well received by project management professionals, its adoption would entail a significant cultural shift in organisations.