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A Different Kind of Partnership: the UK's Ministry of Defence and EDS develop the Joint Personnel Administration Program (JPA)
Kelman, SteveCase HBS-HKS452-ELeadership and People ManagementWhen, in 1997, the British Ministry of Defence (MOD) decided to consolidate the Human Resources systems used by its three military services (Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force) into a small number of tri-service ones, it saw the challenge as an IT problem that could be solved through an IT solution. The goal was to increase efficiency and cut costs, and both would be achieved - the MOD thought - by streamlining the more than two hundred customi...Starting at €8.20
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Michelle Rhee and the Washington D.C. Public Schools
Garcia-Rios, Patricia; Winig, Laura; Kelman, SteveCase HBS-HKS693-EEconomicsThis case is accompanied by a Video Short that can be shown in class or included in a digital coursepack. Instructors should consider the timing of making the video available to students, as it may reveal key case details. The case opens in 2007, when theStarting at €8.20
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Taiwan's High-Speed Rail: A Public-Private Partnership Hits a Speed Bump
Jan, Chung-Yuang; Kelman, SteveCase HBS-HKS671-EEconomicsThis case traces the evolution of Taiwan's high-speed railroad from project inception in the late 1980s until its financial problems in 2009 describing the planning efforts, ridership projections, financial plans and cost-benefit analysis involved in the project, as well as the contracting process for the project. This project was one of the largest infrastructure projects in the world and one of the largest infrastructure projects ever built, us...Starting at €8.20