WaterlooWorks

WaterlooWorks was a failed software project that was intended to replace the JobMine job matching system. It was estimated to have cost the university $2.75 million.

Creation
Work on WaterlooWorks began as a result of the CECS Employment Process Review that was carried out in 2006. The project to replace JobMine was spearheaded by its lead architect, Professor Dr. Kenneth McKay. (Who was the director of IST's Special Projects Group ) The project picked up the name "Joberloo", and was to be developed using an "Agile Scrum development philosophy". In 2007, it was estimated that the project would be deployed in 2009 or 2010.

Pilot Project
Trials of the WaterlooWorks system were done over a period of three terms, starting in Spring 2010. They were carried out using students from the School of Architecture and the co-op job postings meant for those students.

Official Cancellation

 * On February 25, 2011, the Daily Bulletin posted the announcement on the website. In the article, it notes that "Staff in CECS (the co-operative education and career services department) and information systems and technology got the word on Tuesday."
 * On February 28, 2011, the University Senate met and the cancellation of the project was discussed
 * On March 18, 2011, an email was sent out to students announcing the cancellation

All cancellation announcements cited a scalability, usability, and stabilty, concern.

External Audit
Since the project was estimated to have cost the university $2.75 million, an external audit was commissioned and created by Deloitte. Officially entitled WaterlooWorks - Post Project Review, the contents were never made public.