Use the Project Management Case Studies 5th ed by Harold Kerner to answer the following questions.

The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Iridium: A Project Management Perspective

QUESTIONS 1. What should be the role of a project sponsor on the Iridium Project compared to the traditional project sponsor? Are there differences, and do your answers depend on the project's length, technical complexity, and/or size? 2. Who, if anyone, was most likely the project sponsor for the Iridium Project prior to the creation of the Iridium Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) in 1991? 3. Who, if anyone, was most likely the project sponsor for the Iridium Project at the end of 1996 when Staiano was brought on board as CEO? 4. At what level of management should the project sponsor reside on a project such as the Iridium Project, considering the project's length, dollar value, and complexity? 5. Was sponsorship on the Iridium Project performed by one person or was it committee sponsorship? If it was committee sponsorship, then who sat on the committee

6. What are the differences between a project sponsor and a project champion? Can the project sponsor and project champion be the same person? If so, what are the risks? Did the Iridium Project have a project sponsor, project champion, or both? If you believe that both existed, then who filled each position? 7. What should be the role description of an exit champion, and on what type of projects should an exit champion exist? 8. Should an exit champion be an active member of the project team? Can the champion be an outsider to Motorola or Iridium? 9. Are the length, dollar value, and complexity of the project factors to consider in whether an exit champion should be assigned? If so, are there other factors should be considered as well? 10. Was there an exit champion on the Iridium Project? If so, who was the exit champion? 11. If an exit champion did not exist, explain why not. Who should have been the exit champion, if one did not exist? 12. What is the relationship, if any, between an exit champion and a project champion or project sponsor? 13. What are the advantages and disadvantages of a collective belief? 14. Did the Iridium Project have a business case? If so, what was it? 15. Was there the possibility of a hidden business case? 16. Assuming that a business case existed, who developed the business case? 17. How long is a business case valid before it must be reexamined? 18. Can a project be a technical success and a commercial failure?