4min chapter

On the reg cover image

How big things get done (or not)

On the reg

CHAPTER

The Predictability of Government Run Projects

All government run projects are four times over budget and seven times longer than they need to be in delivery, right? Yeah. And it's about understanding where those projects are likely to overrun. So he says window of doom, it's just the length of time that a project's being done - leaving the window open too long creates problems for things like Black Swan events. If your buildings say you have an earthquake prone region, the longer it takes is that you'll have an earthquake,. Earthquakes are fairly infrequent yet still very dangerous. It can take up to 10 years before someone knows how to move on another baby after one has been born. The more people who work on such large projects

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode