Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Scrums, Sprints, Spikes and Poker: Agility in a Bulgarian Software Company
Lucia F. Miree; John E. GalletlyCase IVEY-9B12M007-EInformation Technologies, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThis case is about a software development company, Telerik, which was based in Bulgaria and had international offices. The company was founded in 2002 and had become a world leader in user interface (UI) components for Microsoft’s .NET framework. It was still managed by its original four founders and had grown to 400 employees. In 2006, in response to fast growth and to retain its rapid development product process, Telerik adopted agile developme...Starting at €8.20
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Femu Advertising: The Expansion Opportunity
Cathy Chen; Eric MorseCase IVEY-9B17M083-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn May 2016, a business student from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, was considering expanding his print advertising business, which he had been operating out of his home for the past five years. He was about to graduate from the School of Commerce at Addis Ababa University, and he needed to put together an action plan for his company’s potential expansion. His options were: (1) continue operating his business as is; (2) invest in an office location and m...Starting at €8.20