Default Category
-
A Project Dilemma at Canadian Shield Insurance
Glenn Brophey; Cristobal Sanchez-Rodriguez; Derek Stacey; David HemsworthCase IVEY-9B11E010-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Leadership and People Management, StrategyIn market-leading firms, software development is often undertaken by in-house teams to address specific information systems (IS) needs — in part because nothing that fits specific needs is commercially available. These projects often end up taking longer than planned and exceeding ever-growing budgets.In this case, in-house software development of an information system for Canadian Shield Insurance was finally nearing completion (over budget and ...Starting at €8.20
-
Hooplah Media Group: Managing Independent Contractors
John S. Haywood-Farmer; Jeff GreenspoonCase IVEY-9B07C030-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementThe majority partner in the Hooplah Media Group (Hooplah) of Toronto, Ontario, was trying to decide what to do about one of Hooplah's website design contractors (contractor). The contractor had taken on a project directly with a key contact at JewelWorks Inc., one of Hooplah's largest clients, without going through Hooplah. As an independent contractor, he offered to design a website for JewelWorks Inc. for a lower price than Hooplah's rate. Appa...Starting at €8.20