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Lessons from the Great Escape
Using the case study from the Great Escape
There are several presentations available that provide a different slant on the case study and are intended for different audiences. Project Lessons From the Great Escape (Part I) Audience: PMs and general business professionals Project lessons from Great Escape (Part I) Project Lessons From the Great Escape (Part II) Audience: PMs and general business professionals Project lessons from Great Escape (Part II) Learning Objectives
Upon the successful completion of this presentation, you will be able to better utilise project management and identify warning signs that could take a project off track, and how to counter these. For example: Full of intriguing historical details, the presentation helps the audience think about the impact of decisions they make every day. The Benefits In today's world, competitive internal environments put continuous internal pressure on projects and teams to succeed. The benefits of effective project management skills will:
This presentation analyzes the Great Escape project and the efforts of the Project Escape Committee (PMO), who were able to initiate a project of inordinate scale, using modern project management methods and the nine knowledge areas of the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). You will learn from the successes and mistakes of the project how the nine PMBOK Knowledge Areas came into play within the project planning and execution, where people really put their lives on the line. Download an abstract.
This presentation analyzes the Great Escape project from a risk perspective, one of the riskiest project ever conceived. You will learn about the types of risks that were encountered, and how well the risks were managed (and not) by the escape committee across the each stage of the project lifecycle, and into the operation. Risk response planning became an integral part of Roger Bushell's daily activities. Download an abstract.
How individuals can initiate a project in a very hostile environment with seemingly no budgets and resources. How individuals can prioritise problems and thereby focus slender resources on the most critical tasks. How a project’s inbuilt agility can enable it to survive interruptions and attempts to shut it down.
help people to more accurately identify resources, assess risks and analyse cost benefits lead to more efficient use of time and resources lead to improved quality of services for our clients
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