Comments on: LAUSD – Still Cleaning Up Deloitte’s SAP Debacle

By: re: The Auditors » Blog Archive » SOx and ERPs – Where Are The IT Auditors?

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:57:23 +0000

[...] seeing with botched Deloitte ERP implementations that result in Sarbanes-Oxley issues, at LAUSD, Levis, and others, I have to ask, “Where are the IT auditors?” To PwC’s credit, [...]

By: Francine McKenna

Francine McKenna — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:31:00 +0000

@Deloitte Alumni Please re-post this comment on one of today’s posts. I think it is very helpful and will be more easily seen and shared.

Thanks fm

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:24:00 +0000

The Big 4 is soon becoming a relic and an icon for hypocrasy.

Change is coming due to market forces.

I was with Deloitte for 4 years in asia, straight out of college. It’s a puppy mill.

The ethical leave, the greedy stay.

I saw behind the curtain as an expat privy to many things. I ate the hours, got the t-shirt and the “name brand” references for the resume, and walked away with my dignity, and a new appreciation for the value of time.

My advice:
1.) Watch the old movie “Wall Street”.
2.) Listen to the Eagles song “In a New York Minute”.
3.) Know that in private industry, humanity comes second.
4.) Remember that life is short, make the most of time with friends, family and the things you love to do. You’ll find that time is the most valueable asset you have
5.) Lastly, you really don’t need a huge amount of money to be happy. If you think you need a lot, you have a hard, lonely road ahead of you where you’ll most likely have to sellout and cross the line and get dirty at some point, leading to sleepless nights and hanging with people you don’t really like and can’t trust.

- Deloitte Alumni

By: Oversight for the Better

Oversight for the Better — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:30:00 +0000

What’s to forsee? NEVER, EVER, EVER does a major system conversion go easily. If, and ONLY if, the process is thoroughly planned, wisely guided, with adequate resources available, can the results be reduced to manageable problems.

Before embarking on such endeavors, your cost analysis should show a VERY LARGE benefit.

By: Krupo

Krupo — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 07:59:00 +0000

It’s scary to think I know both 1. how this kind of fiasco could come to pass, and 2. could’ve probably foreseen it were I on the inside of an operation like that. The ’scary’ comes from the fact that even with limited knowledge of the scenario, it’s nevertheless pretty easy to surmise what went wrong and some simple steps that could’ve helped avoid the problems. I won’t really go into detail because you’ve already alluded to much of it yourself or in the quoted article itself.