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Case 06 · Kiki’s story

The Vanishing Client

PM or guiding figureElin Manzoni

AreaClient–supplier relations, risks, planning, transparency, crisis

In the bookpp. 162–185

Illustrazione di un'aurora boreale verde sopra le montagne.

What went wrong

  • A single point of contact at the client, never listed as a risk.
  • A detailed plan up to the discovery, and no plan for what comes next.
  • Data available but impossible to use: an access log with no search function.

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Breakdown

Quotations from the novel are translated from the Italian edition. Page numbers refer to the Italian edition.