A project illustrative of the challenges of rapid technology change is the US $6 billion Iridium satellite network. Despite the project’s success from a time, cost, and quality perspective – it was a massive business failure because it was overwhelmed by developments in ground based cell tower networks. The satellite constellation eventually sold for just US $25 million.
See what my research participants advised on how to make quick but well informed decisions.
Simon Collyer
See what my research participants advised on how to make quick but well informed decisions.
Simon Collyer
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Lim, J., Klein, R., & Thatcher, J. (2005). Good Technology, Bad Management: A Case Study of the Satellite Phone Industry. Journal of Information Technology Management, 16(2), 48-55.
