Project management wisdom

I had the pleasure of working with PMI, the Project Management Institute. I learned a lot. Some very clever people thinking about project management. One of the books that I found intriguing was “ “The project revolution”. We were working on the citizen development revolution, where everything becomes a project. Small project in particular. Making project management more and more important.

How Big Things Get Done

“How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors Behind Every Successful Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration” is about BIG projects. System dynamics, second stage thinking, digital twinning, strategy, scenario planning, iteration, mastery, wisdom, team as a service and LEGO all in one book. An examination of why projects fail and how to ensure they don’t. With a clear meagre at the end. We need good project management to deal with climate change. Small and big projects.

• Project estimates between 1910 and 1998 were short of the final costs by an average of 28%
• Only 8.5% of projects hit the mark on both cost and time.
• 99.5%of projects go over budget, over schedule, under benefits, or some combination.
• The actual mean cost overrun of a major building project is 62%.
• Kmart launched two enormous IT projects in 2000. Costs…