Changes of Leadership
Many projects are wasted because of management changes
Example: In 1988, Company W gave University D $1,000,000 to port a new operating system to its personal computers. The work was well done, on time.
? Company W changed its president and senior technical staff during the project. The work was wasted.
? A decade later and several presidents later, Company W is releasing a modern version of the same operating system.
A graduate student from University D is now Senior Vice President of Company W!