1) What termination method does it appear the company is using with the Regency Project?
2) What are the problems with motivation when project team members perceive that a project is earmarked for termination?
3) Why would you suspect Harry Shapiro has a role in keeping the project alive?
This case tells the story of a powerful individual’s pet project that has been allowed to continue, despite a complete lack of productive results, for the past 20 months. Alice is explaining to Ben, recently appointed to the project, some of the reasons why the Regency Project has been kept alive and how Ben can make the best of the situation he faces.