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    Copyright
    Dedication
    Preface
    Ch. 1. Overview
    Ch. 2. Project Management Growth: Concepts and Definitions
    Ch. 3. Organizational Structures
    Ch. 4. Organizing and Staffing the Project Office and Team
    Ch. 5. Management Functions
    Ch. 6. Management of Your Time and Stress
    Ch. 7. Conflicts
    Ch. 8. Special Topics
    Ch. 9. The Variables for Success
    Ch. 10. Working with Executives
    Ch. 11. Planning
    Ch. 12. Network Scheduling Techniques
    Ch. 13. Project Graphics
    Ch. 14. Pricing and Estimating
    Ch. 15. Cost Control
    Ch. 16. Trade-off Analysis in a Project Environment
    Ch. 17. Risk Management1
    Ch. 18. Learning Curves
    Ch. 19. Contract Management1
    Ch. 20. Quality Management1
    Ch. 21. Modern Developments in Project Management
    Ch. 22. THE BUSINESS OF SCOPE CHANGES
    Ch. 23. The Project Office
    Ch. 24. MANAGING CRISIS PROJECTS
    Ch. 25. The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Iridium: A Project Management Perspective
    INTRODUCTION
    NAMING THE PROJECT "IRIDIUM"
    OBTAINING EXECUTIVE SUPPORT
    LAUNCHING THE VENTURE
    THE IRIDIUM SYSTEM10
    THE TERRESTRIAL AND SPACE-BASED NETWORK11
    PROJECT INITIATION: DEVELOPING THE BUSINESS CASE
    THE "HIDDEN" BUSINESS CASE
    RISK MANAGEMENT
    THE COLLECTIVE BELIEF
    THE EXIT CHAMPION
    IRIDIUM'S INFANCY YEARS
    DEBT FINANCING
    THE M-STAR PROJECT
    A NEW CEO
    SATELLITE LAUNCHES
    AN INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING (IPO)
    SIGNING UP CUSTOMERS
    IRIDIUM'S RAPID ASCENT
    IRIDIUM'S RAPID DESCENT
    THE IRIDIUM "FLU"
    SEARCHING FOR A WHITE KNIGHT
    THE DEFINITION OF FAILURE (OCTOBER, 1999)
    THE SATELLITE DEORBITING PLAN
    IRIDIUM IS RESCUED FOR $25 MILLION
    EPILOGUE
    SHAREHOLDER LAWSUITS
    THE BANKRUPTCY COURT RULING
    AUTOPSY2
    FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE BANKRUPTCY
    WHAT REALLY WENT WRONG?
    LESSONS LEARNED
    CONCLUSION
    Appx. A. Solutions to the Project Management Conflict Exercise
    Appx. B. Solution to Leadership Exercise
    Appx. C. Dorale Products Case Studies
    Appx. D. Solutions to the Dorale Products Case Studies
    Appx. E. Alignment of the PMBOK® Guide to the Text
    Index
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    [] Sydney Finkelstein and Shade H. Sanford, "Learning from Corporate Mistakes: The Rise and Fall of Iridium," Organizational Dynamics, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 138-148; 2000, © 2000 by Elsevier Sciences, Inc. Reproduced by permission.

    There were several reasons for Iridium's collapse:


      

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