California abandoned SACSS after about $111 million in spending; the larger $1 billion shorthand reflects the penalties and wider replacement consequences created by years of noncompliance.
New Zealand Police's INCIS program accumulated changing architecture, schedule pressure, commercial disputes, and governance weaknesses until it was disestablished in 1999 without full delivery.
The BBC's Digital Media Initiative sought to create an integrated digital production and archive platform, but weak requirements, governance, reporting, and technical assurance turned a transformation programme into a £98.4 million write-off.