{"product_id":"9781035018956","title":"How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors Behind Every Successful Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration","description":"Author: Bent Flyvbjerg\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781035018956\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Pan Macmillan UK\u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 196mm x 130mm x 21mm\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest Books of 2023 \u003c\/b\u003e– \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Financial Times \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eShortlisted for Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year 2023\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e‘Important, timely, instructive and entertaining’ – Daniel Kahneman, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThinking, Fast and Slow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eWorld expert Bent Flyvbjerg and bestselling author Dan Gardner reveal the secrets to successfully planning and delivering ambitious projects on any scale.\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eHow Big Things Get Done\u003c\/i\u003e, he identifies the errors that lead projects to fail, and the research-based principles that will make yours succeed:\u003cb\u003eUnderstand your odds.\u003c\/b\u003e If you don’t know them, you won’t win.\u003cb\u003ePlan slow, act fast. \u003c\/b\u003eGetting to the action quick feels right. But it’s wrong.\u003cb\u003eThink right to left. \u003c\/b\u003eStart with your goal, then identify the steps to get there.\u003cb\u003eFind your Lego.\u003c\/b\u003e Big is best built from small.\u003cb\u003eMaster the unknown unknowns.\u003c\/b\u003e Most think they can’t, so they fail. Flyvbjerg shows how you can. \u003cb\u003eFull of vivid examples ranging from the building of the Sydney Opera House to the making of the latest Pixar blockbusters, \u003ci\u003eHow Big Things Get Done\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how to get any ambitious project done – on time and on budget. 'Entertaining . . . compelling . . . there are lessons here for managers of all stripes' – \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44331780210846,"sku":"ADS-9781035018956","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781035018956.jpg?v=1727585182","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781035018956","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}