Council flogs off assets to fund Oracle project

Getting rather expensive

West Sussex County Council is selling $31 million of capital assets to fund an Oracle-based transformation project, which has caused a cost overrun of biblical proportions.

The project to replace a 20-year-old SAP system with a SaaS-based HR and finance system was supposed to cost $3.2 million, but due to delays and cost overruns, it is now expected to cost nearly $50 million.

The project, has faced multiple setbacks, renegotiated contracts, and a new…