Isbn: 9781035018949 - How Big Things Get Done: the Surprising Factors Behind Every Successful Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration (11 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Best Books of 2023 in The Financial TimesShortlisted for Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year 2023?Important, timely, instructive and entertaining? ? Daniel Kahneman, bestselling author of Thinking, Fast and Slow'Entertaining . . . compelling . . . there are lessons here for managers of all stripes' ? The EconomistMegaproject expert Bent Flyvbjerg and bestselling author Dan Gardner reveal the secrets to successfully planning and delivering ambitious projects on any scale.Nothing is more inspiring than a big vision that becomes a triumphant new reality. Think of how Apple?s iPod went from a project with a single employee to an enormously successful product launch in eleven months. But such successes are the exception. Consider how London?s Crossrail project delivered five years late and billions over budget. More modest endeavours, whether launching a small business, organizing a conference, or just finishing a work project on time, also commonly fail. Why?Understanding what distinguishes the triumphs from the failures has been the life?s work of Oxford professor Bent Flyvbjerg. In How Big Things Get Done, he identifies the errors that lead projects to fail, and the research-based principles that will make yours succeed:- Understand your odds. If you don?t know them, you won?t win.- Plan slow, act fast. Getting to the action quick feels right. But it?s wrong.- Think right to left. Start with your goal, then identify the steps to get there.- Find your Lego. Big is best built from small.- Master the unknown unknowns. Most think they can?t, so they fail. Flyvbjerg shows how you can.Full of vivid examples ranging from the building of the Sydney Opera House to the making of Pixar blockbusters, How Big Things Get Done reveals how to get any ambitious project done ? on time and on budget. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Best Books of 2023 in The Financial TimesShortlisted for Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year 2023Important, timely, instructive and entertaining Daniel Kahneman, bestselling author of Thinking, Fast and Slow'Entertaining . . . compelling . . . there are lessons here for managers of all stripes' The EconomistMegaproject expert Bent Flyvbjerg and bestselling author Dan Gardner reveal the secrets to successfully planning and delivering ambitious projects on any scale.Nothing is more inspiring than a big vision that becomes a triumphant new reality. Think of how Apples iPod went from a project with a single employee to an enormously successful product launch in eleven months. But such successes are the exception. Consider how Londons Crossrail project delivered five years late and billions over budget. More modest endeavours, whether launching a small business, organizing a conference, or just finishing a work project on time, also commonly fail. Why?Understanding what distinguishes the triumphs from the failures has been the lifes work of Oxford professor Bent Flyvbjerg. In How Big Things Get Done, he identifies the errors that lead projects to fail, and the research-based principles that will make yours succeed:- Understand your odds. If you dont know them, you wont win.- Plan slow, act fast. Getting to the action quick feels right. But its wrong.- Think right to left. Start with your goal, then identify the steps to get there.- Find your Lego. Big is best built from small.- Master the unknown unknowns. Most think they cant, so they fail. Flyvbjerg shows how you can.Full of vivid examples ranging from the building of the Sydney Opera House to the making of Pixar blockbusters, How Big Things Get Done reveals how to get any ambitious project done on time and on budget. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. …

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 284 pages. Nothing is more inspiring than a big vision that becomes a triumphant, new reali ty. Think of how Apple's iPod went from a project with a single employee to an e normously successful product launch in eleven months. But they are the exception . Consider how London's Crossrail project delivered five years late and billions overbudget. More modest endeavours, whether launching a small business, organiz ing a conference, or just finishing a work project on time, also commonly fail. Why?Understanding what distinguishes the triumphs from the failures has been the life's work of Oxford professor Bent Flyvbjerg. In How Big Things Get Done, he identifies the errors that lead projects to fail, and the research-based princip les that will make yours succeed:- Understand your odds. If you don't know them, you won't win.- Plan slow, act fast. Getting to the action quick feels right. B ut it's wrong.- Think right to left. Start with your goal, then identify the ste ps to get there.- Find your Lego. Big is best built from small.- Master the unkn own unknowns. Most think they can't, so they fail. Flyvbjerg shows how you can.F ull of vivid examples ranging from the building of the Sydney Opera House to the making of the latest Pixar blockbusters, How Big Things Get Done reveals how to get any ambitious project done -- on time and on budget.…

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