October 2017
Beginner
360 pages
7h 58m
English
As we cover new ideas in each chapter, we’ll apply them to a case study, Project Lionheart. The case study is based on a real system, but the names and situations have been changed for teaching and legal purposes.
The City of Springfield is facing budget shortfalls and needs to cut costs. Mayor Jean Claude van Damme (no relation to the action hero) has hired our team to streamline the city’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
When a city employee needs to purchase something for more than a few thousand dollars, the OMB issues a Request for Proposals (RFP) in the local newspaper. Businesses bid on the RFPs and the OMB awards a contract based on the competitiveness of ...