How to Do Great Things
This book contains secrets for successfully planning and executing projects of any scale, shared by the world's leading expert on megaprojects.
Nothing is more inspiring than a grand vision that becomes a new and triumphant reality. Think about how the Empire State Building went from a sketch to a jewel on the New York skyline in 21 months, or how Apple's iPod went from a project with a single employee to a product launch in eleven months. According to statistics, however, 92% of megaprojects exceed their budget or deadline, or both.
Even the most modest efforts, such as starting a small business, often fail. Why?
Bent Flyvbjerg, a professor at the University of Oxford, has dedicated his life to understanding what distinguishes the few successes from so many failures.
In How to Do Great Things, Flyvbjerg identifies the errors in judgment and poor decisions that lead to the failure of projects, large or small. He also shows how your own plans are likely to succeed if you apply the principles he has researched for decades.
ISBN: 9789895772506
Chancela: Talent
Edição: novembro de 2024
Tradução: Pedro Rodrigues
Dimensões: 150 mm x 230 mm x 20 mm
Encadernação: capa mole
Páginas: 380
- The order is only confirmed, and only processed, after we receive payment;
- Orders paid by 12:00 noon are processed the same day. After this time, they will be processed on the next business day;
- The timeframes indicated on our website are for dispatch and not for receipt of the order;
- Pre-orders are only dispatched on the day the book is published. If your order includes one or more pre-ordered books, it will only be dispatched when all the books are available, i.e., on the release date of the last book to be released.