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How big things get done : the surprising factors that determine the fate of every project, from home renovations to space exploration and everything in between / Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner.

by Flyvbjerg, Bent.

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658.404019 F648h

Project management -- Planning -- Psychological aspects.

9780771098437 (hc.)

284 p. : 22 cm.

"Understanding what distinguishes the triumphs from the failures has been the life’s work of Oxford professor Bent Flyvbjerg, dubbed 'the world’s leading megaproject expert.' In How Big Things Get Done, he identifies the errors in judgment and decision-making that lead projects, both big and small, to fail, and the research-based principles that will make you succeed with yours. For example: 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. -- Be a team maker. You won't succeed without an 'us.' -- Master the unknown unknowns. Most think they can't, so they fail. Flyvbjerg shows how you can. -- Know that your biggest risk is you."

Gardner, Dan, 1968-

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