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davidjennings's Archive on Nov 25, 2007
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Large software project is badly organised - shock, horror.
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When the BBC embarked on its first concerted effort at delivering internet video - the service was called iMP - it included both download and streaming options. Fast-forward two years to 2005, and iMP has been rebranded iPlayer, and streaming had been inexplicably binned and several million pounds burned. One experienced web developer, who wishes to remain anonymous, described the project to us at the height of its Babylonian excess. He painted a picture of mismanagement and spiralling costs. "The disorganisation was incredible. It was clear to me that the management had lost track of where they wanted [iPlayer] to go," he told us.