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How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between Romance and the consequences of uncheckedIn "How Big Things Get Done," Oxford professor Bent Flyvbjerg, the worlds leading megaproject expert, uncovers why so many ambitious projects fail and how to make them succeed. Drawing on vivid examples like the Empire State Building, Apple's iPod, and the Sydney Opera House, Flyvbjerg identifies common pitfalls in judgment and decision making that lead to failure. This insightful, data driven book offers research based principles for success, such as