Dinner Meeting Presentation
Abstract
Presentation Objectives:
You will learn how the lessons learned from Churchill's
administration can be applied to Project Management
today.
Presentation Abstract/Description:
This presentation looks at Churchill as a PM managing
the UK in the Summer of 1940. It describes the
strategies he took to overcome incredible odds.
Not only did he have to stave off an imminent enemy
invasion but he had to move the peacetime economy
to one that could support a war. This meant acting
with incredible agility, understanding the military
supply-chain, focusing slender resources on the
immediate threat, unifying a disparate economy,
and directing its output into immediate military
use. With very little time Churchill had to transform
his organization.
Likewise business people today are grappling with
an unprecedented level of change adversely impacting
their organizations at different levels namely
at the enterprise, business unit, or project. This
historical analysis is done through a modern business
and information technology lens, describing Churchill's
actions and strategy using modern business tools
and techniques.
Churchill's Adaptive Enterprise is from the "Lessons
from History" series, written for organizations
applying today's business and technology techniques
to common business problems. Lessons from the past
assist projects of today in shaping the world of
tomorrow. |
