BAE Automated Systems Denver International Airport

CASE STUDY 1
Follow-up

The case involving BAE Automated Systems, Inc. and the Denver International Airport typifies a project that was not properly defined or scoped before all parties committed to it. The scope was obviously too large for the staff and resources of BAE Automated Systems. The result was BAE, apparently, biting off more than they could chew. Although it is easy to criticize BAE management in hindsight, this is not an unusual situation in business and politics today. Consider:

• ENRON
• Homeland...