Research Process

A five-year study, to identify the repeatable habits of successful Great Projects. The study was inspired by Jim Collins's research methodology that he used to create 'Built to Last.’

The projects represented over $200 billion in allocated capital (in 2024 dollars).

Research Process

Step 1: Identify 

Identify the most ambitious projects in the last 120 years 

Step 2: Code

Coded each project using a version of Jerry I. Porras’, stream analysis technique.

Step 3: Compare 

Cross-analyzed the great and failed projects to identify the unique technique used by the Great Project.

Step 4: Framework

Distilled the common behaviors into a teachable and implementable framework.