{"product_id":"9781035018956","title":"How Big Things Get Done : The Surprising Factors Behind Every Successful Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Flyvbjerg, Bent \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eBusiness strategy\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 4 April 2024 by PAN MACMILLAN (Macmillan Business) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 304 pages\u003cbr\u003e130 x 198 x 20 | 210g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest Books of the Year – The Financial Times and The EconomistShortlisted for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year AwardWorld expert Bent Flyvbjerg and bestselling author Dan Gardner reveal the secrets to successfully planning and delivering ambitious projects on any scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Important, timely, instructive and entertaining’ – Daniel Kahneman, bestselling author of Thinking, Fast and SlowNothing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlan slow, act fast. Getting to the action quick feels right. But it’s wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThink right to left. Start with your goal, then identify the steps to get there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFind your Lego. Big is best built from small.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaster the unknown unknowns. Most think they can’t, so they fail. Flyvbjerg shows how you can.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Entertaining . . . compelling . . . there are lessons here for managers of all stripes' – The Economist'My only complaint about this book is that it wasn’t written earlier' – Ola Rosling, bestselling co-author of Factfulness\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47530051731715,"sku":"9781035018956","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781035018956.jpg?v=1765297143","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781035018956","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}