02637cam a2200361 i 4500 845 MYCC 20260826101827.0 220830s2023 nyua b 001 0 eng 2022036817 9780593239513 hardback 9780593239520 ebook 22770201 DLC eng rda DLC DLC MYCC pcc HD69.P75 F58 2023 658.404 23 Flyvbjerg, Bent, author. 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 / Bent Flyvbjerg with Dan Gardner. First edition. New York : Currency, [2023] ©2023 xvi, 284 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "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 $33 billion to $100 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"-- Provided by publisher. Project management. Gardner, Dan, 1968- author. 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK 0 0 ddc 0 0 MYCCLIB MYCCLIB GEN 2026-08-26 0 658.404 FLY 2023 11387 2026-08-26 10:17:58 2026-08-26 BK 0 0 ddc 0 0 MYCCLIB MYCCLIB REF 2026-08-26 0 658.404 FLY 2023 REF 11386 2026-08-26 10:17:58 2026-08-26 REF 845 845