This week, an article in the Eindhoven Dagblad (ED) was published  with regard to the irregularities on the relocation of some caravans (total costs approx 9 Million Euro). The city of Eindhoven had an external interim manager appointed (which according to the ED also in other municipalities delivered insufficient quality of work) without the necessary antecedents investigated (1st risk). This interim manager was insufficiently controlled and managed with respect to the project objectives (2nd risk). The internal organization was apparently insufficient laid out to run projects on this scale (3rd risks) and finally the local government admitted that the accounting of the project expenses was not sufficiently transparent and could no longer be retrieved (4th risk) .
All in one, the municipality has taken clear risks with public money without an adequate control structure in place.
This example again shows that major risks are taken where this is not necessary because a small investment in a setup of the appropriate controls can be implemented and the financial consequences of such projects will be minimized!
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