BOM's new boss asked to examine $96.5M bill for website redesign
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Do you know the design firm/agency behind this redesign project?
Side note - This again shows, in consulting/agency work, always charge more than you think. If a government department is willing to pay $97M for a redesign, then surely independent consultants can charge way more then they usually do.
Patio11 right again.
>The ABC understands the government awarded business management company Accenture Australia a $78 million contract to develop the new website's content management system (CMS).
The rain radar changes were my biggest complaint, and I complained multiple times until they stopped asking.
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