The case documents the epic race to the South Pole, with Amundsen, Scott and Shackleton competing to conquer what was considered the "last frontier on earth for explorers to discover." It allows for a comparison of three very different 'project managers', each with their own leadership styles, battling it out in the same hostile setting.

The case tracks a large project for developing a chip for automobile entertainment systems. Participants evaluate the project's continuing progress and viability through three episodes. The case holds important lessons for evaluating complex new product development projects that lack visibility, as well as the efficacy of stage gates for monitoring such projects.

The case tracks a large project for developing a chip for automobile entertainment systems. Participants evaluate the project's continuing progress and viability through three episodes. The case holds important lessons for evaluating complex new product development projects that lack visibility, as well as the efficacy of stage gates for monitoring such projects.

The case tracks a large project for developing a chip for automobile entertainment systems. Participants evaluate the project's continuing progress and viability through three episodes. The case holds important lessons for evaluating complex new product development projects that lack visibility, as well as the efficacy of stage gates for monitoring such projects.

he case tracks a large project for developing a chip for automobile entertainment systems. Participants evaluate the project's continuing progress and viability through three episodes. The case holds important lessons for evaluating complex new product development projects that lack visibility, as well as the efficacy of stage gates for monitoring such projects.

The case tracks a large project for developing a chip for automobile entertainment systems. Participants evaluate the project's continuing progress and viability through three episodes. The case holds important lessons for evaluating complex new product development projects that lack visibility, as well as the efficacy of stage gates for monitoring such projects.

CCC has recently finished an implementation of finance and HR IT, and is now working on two IT fronts: a) more back office IT implementations, such as payroll; b) a shift of focus to the citizen-facing IT for e-government in collaboration with other government organizations in the county. What lessons can CCC draw from its past experience?

CCC has recently finished an implementation of finance and HR IT, and is now working on two IT fronts: a) more back office IT implementations, such as payroll; b) a shift of focus to the citizen-facing IT for e-government in collaboration with other government organizations in the county. What lessons can CCC draw from its past experience?

KCC had just successfully completed a large IT system to support its Financials and HR, a major success for an organization that until 2001 was paralyzed by the mountain of IT tasks and targets ahead, spending £43 million annually on IT without clear returns. How did they achieve this?