Notes on How Big Things Get Done

How Big Things Get Done by Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner is a fascinating look at why some megaprojects fail so resoundingly and why others succeed under budget and under schedule. It’s an exploration of planning methods, the role of expertise, the value of benchmarking similar projects, and much more. Not directly software engineering related, but very relevant to the work. Also, just well written.

“Think slow, act fast”

It’s fine for planning to be slow (p17), as long as delivery is fast.Eac...