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How Big Things Get Done
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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

Crown, 2023 подробнее...


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In this fascinating tour of flops and triumphs, megaproject expert Bent Flyvbjerg and journalist Dan Gardner delve into what went wrong — and right — in the planning and execution of a variety of projects. They lay out why the Guggenheim Bilbao came off flawlessly while the Sydney Opera House and California’s high-speed rail faced cost overruns. The book expands into other types of projects, too. Why did author Robert Caro take seven times as long as he expected to complete The Power Broker? And how on earth did Jimi Hendrix’s studio in Greenwich Village get built with no plan or budget? 

Take-Aways

  • Megaprojects happen more quickly if everyone slows down during the planning process.
  • Several forces doom big projects to failure.
  • Flawed thinking can curse small projects, too.

About the Authors

Bent Flyvbjerg is a professor at the University of Oxford and at the IT University of Copenhagen. He has been called “the world’s leading megaproject expert.” Dan Gardner is a journalist and the best-selling author of Risk and Future Babble.


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    M. A. 2 weeks ago
    Very interesting
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    C. C. 3 weeks ago
    Great information
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    L. H. 3 weeks ago
    Good information