{"product_id":"how-big-things-get-done-paperback-by-bent-flyvbjerg","title":"How Big Things Get Done (Paperback) by Bent Flyvbjerg","description":"\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProduct details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"detailBullets_feature_div\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMacmillan (16 February 2023); The Smithson, 6 Briset Street, London EC1M 5NR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback ‏ : ‎\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e304 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1035018942\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e978-1035018949\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReading age ‏ : ‎\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e18 years and up\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e370 g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e15.6 x 2.3 x 23.5 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" aria-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBest Books of 2023 in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eShortlisted for Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year 2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Important, timely, instructive and entertaining’ Ð Daniel Kahneman, bestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThinking, Fast and Slow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Entertaining . . . compelling . . . there are lessons here for managers of all stripes' –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMegaproject expert Bent Flyvbjerg and bestselling author Dan Gardner reveal the secrets to successfully planning and delivering ambitious projects on any scale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNothing 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnderstanding what distinguishes the triumphs from the failures has been the life’s work of Oxford professor Bent Flyvbjerg. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHow Big Things Get Done\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, he identifies the errors that lead projects to fail, and the research-based principles that will make yours succeed:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eUnderstand your odds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e If you don’t know them, you won’t win.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePlan slow, act fast.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGetting to the action quick feels right. But it’s wrong.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThink right to left.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStart with your goal, then identify the steps to get there.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFind your Lego.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Big is best built from small.\u003cbr\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMaster the unknown unknowns.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Most think they can’t, so they fail. Flyvbjerg shows how you can.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFull of vivid examples ranging from the building of the Sydney Opera House to the making of Pixar blockbusters, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHow Big Things Get Done\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e reveals how to get any ambitious project done Ð on time and on budget.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"entopia","offers":[{"title":"New \/ entopia","offer_id":45010165923910,"sku":"B762372T","price":349.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/8325\/1014\/files\/howbigthingsgetdonebook.jpg?v=1778920394","url":"https:\/\/entopia.shop\/products\/how-big-things-get-done-paperback-by-bent-flyvbjerg","provider":"entopia.shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}