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Healthcare.gov is far more complex than a repo, which is why I care more about the process. The data integration process is/was staggering, with 55 contractors/agencies involved (according to the NYT). That screams trouble all over it, especially with government contractor reflexes.

Was this achievable in the given time? If so, what was the plan to get there? If not, how should it have been managed?



Oh it's almost certainly guaranteed to fail. Also from the nytimes:

One specialist said that as many as five million lines of software code may need to be rewritten before the Web site runs properly.

In comparison:

  Windows 95 had 15 million lines of code.
  Windows 98, 18 million
  Windows XP, 35 million
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/27/technology/27soft.html

Luckily for all of us they have about 8 weeks.




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