CHAPTER 2

A Small Engineering Company: Case Study

This chapter introduces the first of three case studies that serve as examples throughout the book. Many readers will identify closely with only one of these and it is perfectly reasonable to select the case study that best fits your situation or experience. To recap, Chapter 3 covers a small law firm and Chapter 4 covers a small nonprofit.

This chapter introduces a small engineering business based on the east coast. Currently it makes and sells two versions of the same product and is looking to expand. Spreadsheets are used to store data at the present time.

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