How big things get done (Record no. 10876)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 978-0593239513
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 658.404FLY
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Personal name Flyvbjerg, Bent.
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Title How big things get done
Remainder of title the surprising factors that determine the fate of every project, from home renovations to space exploration and everything in between
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Currency
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2023
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xvi, 284p. ; 22 cm
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Includes bibliographical references and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. The secrets to successfully planning and delivering ambitious, complex projects on any scale-from home renovation to space exploration-by the world's leading expert on megaprojects. Nothing is more inspiring than a big vision that becomes a triumphant, new reality. Think of how the Empire State Building went from a sketch to the jewel of New York's skyline in twenty-one months, or how Apple's iPod went from a project with a single employee to a product launch in eleven months. These are wonderful stories. But most of the time big visions turn into nightmares. Remember Boston's "Big Dig"? Almost every sizeable city in the world has such a fiasco in its backyard. In fact, no less than 92% of megaprojects come in over budget or over schedule, or both. The cost of California's high-speed rail project soared from
Materials specified 3 billion to
-- 00 billon-and won't even go where promised. More modest endeavors, 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, dubbed "the world's leading megaproject expert." In How Big Things Get Done, he identifies the errors in judgment and decision-making that lead projects, both big and small, to fail, and the research-based principles that will make you succeed with yours
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Project management.
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        UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dar es Salaam UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dar es Salaam Personal Development 01/17/2025   658.404FLY UR010087 01/31/2025 01/17/2025 Book    
        UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dodoma UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dodoma Personal Development 01/17/2025 1 658.40FLY URD002454 07/14/2025 01/17/2025 Book Dewey Decimal Classification 06/20/2025