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How Big Things Get Done
- The Surprising Factors Behind Every Successful Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
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Publisher's Summary
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 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, 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 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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Critic Reviews
"A wise, vivid, and unforgettable combination of inspiring storytelling with decades of practical research and experience." (Tim Harford, bestselling author of How to Make the World Add Up)
"My only complaint about this book is that it wasn’t written earlier. It distills decades of systematic research from thousands of projects. The result is a crystal-clear pattern of surprising reasons why almost all big human projects fail to deliver as expected." (Ola Rosling, bestselling co-author of Factfulness)
"The best scientific advice on project planning. It is arguably the bargain of the century. For a few dollars you can tap into thousands of dollars of insights in executive-education classrooms." (Philip Tetlock, bestselling co-author of Superforecasting)
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- Unaise
- 14-04-23
Fantastic listen
some real and applicable used cases to provide an understanding of project planning. Brilliantly conceptualized. especially the lokes the Pixar examples
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- 05-09-23
Real life stories
I loved the way stories are selected and no fluff book it is, a very nice read.
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- J Edmund Moses
- 09-10-23
Binge listening
Bought this audiobook after listening to a YouTube video by Robin Sharma. Lovely insights into how mega projects go right and go bust with wonderful illustrative examples.
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- Amazon Customer
- 20-02-24
Precise actionable insights
Excellent insights on what works, and more importantly what doesn't when it comes to big projects.
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