The case describes the evolution of a startup company in Israel, from the technical idea (a technology to reduce friction between moving parts), through the first financing round, the development of an innovative business model, and the resolution into revenue generation.

The case describes the evolution of a startup company in Israel, from the technical idea (a technology to reduce friction between moving parts), through the first financing round, the development of an innovative business model, and the resolution into revenue generation.

Through the example of the high-profile Eurotunnel project, the case shows how important contracts and agreements are in project management.

3i Technologies was spun out from ICICI Bank, one of the largest Indian banks, as a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) provider in 1999. As the BPO market collapsed in 2001, the company underwent a radical strategy shift to selling application software solutions together with services. The case describes the transformation until 2006.

This case describes how the startup company, Zyme Solutions, manages market channel information (such as inventory and sell-through) for their clients. The operations of Zyme and benefits obtained by the customers are described

The case describes the development of a radically new product within a large automobile company.

The case describes a large and complex IT integration project, after the acquisition of one metals mining company by another. As part of the integration, 40,000 PCs, applications, and the network had to be consolidated into one system. The project lasted two years and involved 1,000 people across the organization.

Please refer to part A for the abstract.

A debate in a city council committee is described in which a 'rational' discussion of issues was overwhelmed not by political allegiances but by emotional issues of group identity and fairness. The case illustrates how such 'proxy debates' can arise, where the emotional issue is different from the theme that is officially discussed.

In a revolutionary technology plant, iron ore is converted into pure iron by hydrogen reduction. The case describes the process flow, including flow diagrams, mass balances, yields, and equipment uptimes. The case then describes the fixed and variable cost structure of labor, material and equipment, resulting in an analysis of the plant economics.