{"product_id":"9780989081221","title":"Why Plans Fail: Why Business Decision Making is More than Just Business","description":"Business runs on decisions.\u003cp\u003eBusiness relies on estimates, plans, and projections - and we all know how accurate they tend to be. Careers are made, careers are broken based on perceived accuracy in estimation and planning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what if the successes and failures of these projects were not based on the prowess of those making the plans? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if successes and failures were instead the result of a more complex set of events?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if our own cognitive biases - our own brains - were creating our inaccuracies, our poor assumptions, and our unreasonable expectations?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy Plans Fail directly addresses our ability to plan, to forecast, and to make decisions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by Jim Benson, author of the Shingo Research Award-winning Personal Kanban, urban planner, software developer, and business owner who has planned and built everything from small software projects, to houses, to urban freeway systems, Why Plans Fail is told by someone with much skin in the estimation and planning game. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis short work is the first in the Modus Cooperandi MemeMachine series - which looks specifically at underlying issues that directly impact the success of teams, companies, and individuals. The Mememachine series is meant to start conversations and advance discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Modus Cooperandi, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49952649183472,"sku":"9780989081221","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780989081221","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}