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Voter News Service: What Went Wrong?



By Larry Barrett

  Table of Contents:
  1. Voter News Service: What Went Wrong?
  2. ' Game Over for VNS '
  3. ' Database Debacles '
  4. ' What You Should Do '

After two humiliating technology failures, six major news services are disbanding VNS, a consortium formed to count votes and conduct Election Day surveys. How could the system have been overhauled before disaster struck twice?

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Voter News Service: What Went Wrong? - ' What You Should Do '


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Launching on a Deadline

  1. Test early: Stress-test your system at least six months before launch
  2. Test heavy: Put it through at least 10 times as much activity as you really expect
  3. Trick yourself: Establish a deadline at least two months in advance of the "real" deadline and make all project managers and vendors comply
  4. Name one chief: Regardless how many partners, consultants and vendors are involved, give one person ultimate decision-making power
  5. Don't reinvent the wheel: Make good use of existing personnel and technology, where possible


 
 
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