Case Study- Project Selection at Nova Western, Inc.
Questions for Discussion
1. Phyllis has called you into her office to help her make sense of the contradictions in project evaluation. How would you explain the reasons for this divergence of opinion from one technique to the next? What are the strengths and weaknesses of each screening method?
2. Choose the project that you feel, based on the above analysis, Nova Western should select. Defend your choice.
3. What does the above case suggest to you about the use of project selection methods in organizations? How would you resolve the contradictions found in this example?