Sask. AIMS system now forecasted to cost $250M, lessons learned report needed, auditor finds
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The latest report by Saskatchewan's provincial auditor says the troubled Administrative Information Management System (AIMS) is now set to cost $250 million by the project's end.
The latest report by Saskatchewan’s provincial auditor says the troubled Administrative Information Management System (AIMS) is now set to cost $250 million by the project’s end.
In Volume Two of Provincial Auditor Tara Clemett’s report for 2024, she outlined the updated cost as well as the storied history of the system commissioned for Saskatchewan’s health care system.
AIMS is designed to replace 80 aging and non-integrated systems to manage payroll, scheduling, human resources and finances for the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA), eHealth, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency in addition to other organizations.
The updated total cost of AIMS at $250 million represents a $10 million increase from the figure cited in Clemett’s report on AIMS late last year – and over three times the project’s original budget.
Reiterating her concerns from previous reports, Clemett continued to highlight that the SHA must coordinate and put together a report, detailing “lessons learned” from the development and implementation of AIMS.
“The purpose of documenting and applying lessons learned is to identify improvements for future projects (e.g., effective governance structure, incremental approach to project delivery),” Clemett’s report read.
“Sharing such information with other government agencies leading significant IT projects can help avoid system implementation failures on similar projects—removing potential impediments before they happen.”
