Megaprojects: Resource book for project professionals

by Louise Hart

A wry look at the world of megaprojects, one blunder at a more than 200 mini case studies for the edification - and entertainment - of project professionals everywhere.



Delusional scheduling... How to pockle a spreadsheet... The real reason the Laufenberg bridge should be famous... Coping with the sex lives of badgers... The secret of professional integrity... Public sector techniques for avoiding accountability... Why whales don't do governance... Gaming the contract... And much, much more.



Learning from experience is good. Learning from other people's experience is so much less painful.

260 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 4, 2025

About the author

Louise Hart has an Ed.D. in the prevention-based field of Community Psychology. A thought leader in positive parenting, she has spoken at over 400 conferences, hospitals, schools, communities and army installations across America and abroad.

Reviews

[Stephen Down · Rating 5 out of 5]

Outstanding read. Worked my way through it during lunch breaks and enjoyed sharing some of the war stories and associated lessons with colleagues. A personal favourite being the bridge that due to a +/- sign error was 54cm too high or too low when the two sections were supposed to meet in the middle.

Louise has a great, engaging story telling style. Her experience of delivering major projects lends the air of authority to what she says. An enjoyable, light read that can be digested in bite sized chunks whenever you have a spare moment.