Project Management Case Studies, 7th Edition

Preface

Other than on‐the‐job training, case studies and situations are perhaps the best way to learn project management. Project managers pride themselves on finding solutions to problems and case studies are an excellent way for this to happen. Case studies require that the students investigate what went right in the case, what went wrong, and what recommendations should be made to prevent these prob‐ lems from reoccurring in the future. The use of case studies is applicable both to undergraduate‐ and graduate‐level project management courses, as well as train‐ ing programs to pass various certification examinations in project management.

Situations are smaller case studies that focus on one or two points that need to be addressed, whereas case studies can focus on a multitude of interrelated issues. Faculty members can include additional questions when necessary. The table of contents identifies several broad categories for the cases and situations, but keep in mind that the larger case studies, such as Corwin Corporation, The Blue Spider Project, or the Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Iridium, could have been listed under several topics. Some of the case studies, such as The Need for Metrics and The Singapore Software Group, are well suited for group exercises. Other smaller or minicases can be covered during the class period.

Several smaller cases or situations are included in this edition at the request of faculty members who asked for cases that could be discussed in ...