How Big Things Get Done: The interview!
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How Big Things Get Done: The interview!

If you like Prof. Bent Flyvbjerg's How Big Things Get Done, listen to this interview for a different medium.

Get it here.

Insights on how he came to be interested in mega projects, some of the challenges in building a data set from 200+ to 6000+ with good data (like fancy accounting tricks to muddy costs).

If you are still waiting for your copy at the library, this is a great place to start.

If you read and enjoyed the book, a great refresher and reminder of the ideas, and some fun background.

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