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III. Read the whole article. Who said what? Bob Fawthrop (bf), Ivor Canavan (ic), Alistair Clifford-Jones (ac), Paul Vallely (pv) or the writer of the article? Translate the quotations.

  1. Only about 50 per cent of IT projects will come in on budget, and only about 10 per cent will finish on time.

  2. When a relationship breaks down, it is never totally one party’s fault. It is usually a case of people misunderstanding each other.

  3. Companies are putting in place measures to ensure they can resolve problems quickly.

  4. We are being called in frequently to help companies write contracts with their IT suppliers and to mediate when problems arise.

  5. There is a consulting revolution going-on where clients are fed up with the inefficiency and high fees.

  6. Leadent consultants have been parachuted in to turn round a project.

  7. We needed a specialist.

  8. We’re also able to flag up problems with the client company more effectively because we’re considered to be independent.

IV. Read paragraph 1, Match the verbs (1-7) with the nouns/adverbs (a-g) to make expressions from the article, give their Ukrainian equivalents.

    1. tie

  1. damage

    1. come in on

  1. budget

    1. finish

  1. the knot

    1. fail

  1. track

    1. cause

  1. spectacularly

    1. resolve

  1. on time

    1. put back on

  1. conflicts

V. Read paragraphs 2-4 and say whether these statements are true or false.

    1. Bob Fawthrop, who works in an advisory capacity when business relationships get into trouble, says that one party is never entirely responsible.

    2. Third-party consultancies are compared to marriage counsellors because they give impartial advice and help when communication has broken down.

    3. Only the client pays the advisory consultancy fees when difficulties arise with IT contracts.

    4. Companies are not usually realistic about possible difficulties that may arise in projects.

    5. Morgan Chambers is expecting to have a similar amount of business this year as last year.

VI. Read paragraphs 5 and 6 and find expressions in the text that mean the following, give their Ukrainian equivalents.

  1. supervise or check an activity is being done correctly

  2. not having the same priorities

  3. all that was agreed or expected

  4. make sure everyone is doing what was agreed

  5. annoyed or irritated

  6. leading or influencing

  7. contracted in an emergency to make a project successful

  8. experienced difficulties

VII. Read paragraphs 7 and s and choose the best meaning for the words and expressions in italics in the context used in the article, translate the sentences.

a) Anglian Water brought in the company as an overseer...

  • financial controller

  • project sponsor

  • advisory body

b) Paul Vallely, programme manager at the utility …

  • CSC

  • a mobile computing system

  • Anglian Water

c) Rolling out mobile field services...

  • producing a lot of something in a short space of time

  • supplying a new service after it has been tested and marketed

  • doing a particular business activity quickly and easily

d) Leadent provides a good caunterview...

  • different agenda

  • alternative opinion

  • impartial agreement

e) ... making sure that CSC delivers the specification on time ,„

  • deliverables

  • time schedule

  • milestones

f) Leadent is also able to flag up problems...

  • create

  • point out

  • solve

g) … because they know the guys aren’t there to sell…

  • advisory consultants

  • IT Suppliers

  • client company's management

h) … look forward to a long and happy union.

  • merger or acquisition

  • project

  • partnership

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