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Mentioned in 11 episodes

How Big Things Get Done

Book • 2023

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Mentioned in 11 episodes

Recommended by John Cutler for its insights into the principles of successful megaprojects.
23 snips
104: John Cutler - How to Turn Team Chaos into Strategy
Mentioned by Tim Harford in relation to megaprojects and the Sydney Opera House.
15 snips
Cautionary Tales of the Sydney Opera House
Quoted by Stuart in his report, stating that project failures begin at the outset.
13 snips
Why HS2 is a disaster
Mentioned by the podcast host as the author of a book about building megaprojects.
12 snips
Why California's high speed rail was always going to blow out
Recommended by Harry Max as an excellent book on how big things get done.
Planning
Mentioned by Srini Rao in relation to the concept of speed and project completion.
Best of 2024: Andrew McAfee | The Geek Way: The Radical Mindset That Drives Extraordinary Results
Mentioned by Kate Hanneman as a challenging but insightful book about achieving large-scale change.
57. Environmental sustainability in radiology with Reed Omary, Kate Hanneman & Leteisha Stam
Recommended by Tom Gilb , it contains a database of 16,000 projects and statistics on project failure rates.
BONUS Tom Gilb: Building True Engineering Culture and Delivering Value Through Evolutionary Methods
Mentioned by Eric Cloward while discussing the concept of "thinking slow and acting fast".
314 - Think Slow, Act Fast: How to Plan and Win
Mentioned by Jason Schroeder to explain the principles of lean construction and how they can be applied to smaller projects.
Ep.1192 - Airport Thinking—When Do We Leave?
Mentioned by Marcin Zaremba as a book that opened his eyes on some things, analyzing how many projects are the biggest.
Co wpłynęło na nas w 2024 roku - nr 38
Recommended by Jacob Stedman as a good read on gigaprojects.
EP.240 Jacob Stedman, CEO, Blykalla
Mentioned by Tom as a book they reviewed in a podcast episode.
100: Done 100 Thing!
Mentioned by Tom when discussing project planning and prioritization methods.
096: Estuarine vs Multiverse Mapping
Recommended by Kyle Nitchen to learn more about current practices of project management.
154. 7 Archetypes Of Effective Project Managers - Kyle Nitchen

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