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Mentioned in 19 episodes

How Big Things Get Done

Book • 2023

Mentioned by

Nicole Forsgren

Christopher Mims

Jeffrey Fredrick

Mentioned in 19 episodes

Recommended by

Nicole Forsgren

, it dissects really large projects through recent history and where they failed and why.

How to measure AI developer productivity in 2025 | Nicole Forsgren

Mentioned by

Will Larson

as an amazing book on mega projects.

The engineering mindset | Will Larson (Carta, Stripe, Uber, Calm, Digg)

Mentioned as Professor

Bent Flyvberg

's 2023 top-selling business book, exploring decades of research on megaprojects and their failures.

191. “How Big Things Get Done” with Pr. Bent Flyvbjerg (hosted by Michael Barnard)

Mentioned by

Christopher Mims

, referencing its core principle of 'going slow to go fast' in the context of AI development.

Are AI Agents the Future of Business? Salesforce Is Betting $8 Billion on It

Recommended by

John Cutler

for its insights into the principles of successful megaprojects.

104: John Cutler - How to Turn Team Chaos into Strategy

Mentioned by

Jeffrey Fredrick

as advocating for detailed planning as a source of success.

Systems Thinking Rant Redux Part III

Recommended by

Harry Max

as an excellent book on how big things get done.

Recommended by

Jeffrey Fredrick

as a practical book that talks about the failure and pitfalls of large projects.

Someone Is Wrong On The Internet About Systems Thinking

Mentioned by

Tim Harford

in relation to megaprojects and the Sydney Opera House.

Cautionary Tales of the Sydney Opera House

Quoted by Stuart in his report, stating that project failures begin at the outset.

Why HS2 is a disaster

Recommended by

Luca Dellanna

for project management, but relevant to everyone.

#117 - Building Antifragile Organizations Through Daily Action with Luca Dellanna

Anbefalet af

Dan Rose

, da den indeholder mange gode tips til at arbejde med AI-projekter.

Få færre AI-fiaskoer med klare succeskriterier og mål - Soloafsnit med Dan Rose

Recommended by

Jacob Stedman

as a good read on gigaprojects.

EP.240 Jacob Stedman, CEO, Blykalla

Mentioned by

Andrew Hill

as one of the other books on the Book Award shortlist, about huge mega projects that go wrong.

Intelligent failure with Amy Edmondson | from Behind the Money

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

Mentioned by

Harry Max

when discussing reference-based forecasting or estimation.

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 Tom when discussing project planning and prioritization methods.

096: Estuarine vs Multiverse Mapping

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