Summary of Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner's How Big Things Get Done
(2024)
By: IRB Media

Nonfiction

eBook

Provider: hoopla

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : IRB, 2024
Made available through hoopla
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1 online resource (19 pages)

ISBN/ISSN
9798350069105 MWT16599868, 16599868
LANGUAGE
English
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Get the Summary of Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner's How Big Things Get Done in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "How Big Things Get Done" examines the challenges and complexities of managing large-scale projects, drawing on Bent Flyvbjerg's extensive research into over 16,000 projects across various sectors. The book reveals a consistent pattern of megaprojects exceeding budgets, missing deadlines, and underdelivering on benefits, a phenomenon Flyvbjerg terms the "Iron Law of Megaprojects." The authors discuss the inherent risks in complex systems and the importance of thorough planning and efficient delivery to mitigate these

Mode of access: World Wide Web

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