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Churchill's Adaptive Enterprise: Lessons for Business Today

Winston Churchill is widely regarded as one of the greatest leaders of the 20th century. But as he became Prime Minister in May 1940, in a period of calamitous change, what did he actually do? How did he transform his organization to turn his perilous situation around? Both Churchill in 1940 and business people today grapple with an unprecedented level of change adversely impacting their organizations at the enterprise, business unit, or project level. Churchill's Adaptive Enterprise is about how Churchill, under tremendous pressure, inspired his nation to continue a fight already considered lost. 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 focusing slender resources on the immediate threat, unifying a disparate economy, and directing its output into immediate military use. Within a very short time, Churchill had to transform his organization to the modern-day equivalent of an Adaptive Enterprise so that it could adapt to this unexpected situation. He did this using the emerging technologies of the day, and of course he had to get it right the first time and make the investments count. As he illustrates Churchill's journey to an Adaptive Enterprise, author Mark Kozak-Holland draws parallels between events in World War II and today's business challenges. An Adaptive Enterprise modifies the way an organization behaves -- primarily, in how it wrestles with change. Adaptive Enterprises rapidly react to business events in real-time, comparing them against various scenarios, and enact appropriate countermeasures to stay ahead of the competition and thrive. Through recent advances in emerging technology, large organizations can become more agile and mimic the characteristics of a small organization. Churchill created his Adaptive Enterprise in a very dire situation. Not only did the transformed organization work, but it surpassed all expectations and changed the course of history. This book will show you how he did it, and how you can do the same in your own organization.

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Title of ebook: Churchill's Adaptive Enterprise: Lessons for Business Today
ISBN: 9781895186208
parent-ISBN: 9781895186192
Publisher: Multi-Media Publications Inc.
Internet download file size: 7241 kb
Published: 07-2005
Released online for download: 07-21-2005
Author of eBook: Kozak-Holland, Mark

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142 of 365 people found the following eBook review helpful:
	Appealing and revealing to historic and present in 08/19/2005
Reviewer: A viewer from USA
This "Back to Our Future" book does a stellar job of mining the project intelligence from Lessons Learned. It cites not just common practice, not just best practice, but First Practice of methods underlying today's most successful projects. Those methods include portfolio prioritization and management, and adaptive enterprise elements such as portals, content management methods, real-time modeling, advanced architectures, supply chain management, and secure use of business intelligence. The analogy of PM, Prime Minister as Program or Project Manager, together with a fascinating blend of retrospective and perspective makes this book appealing and revealing to both our historic interests and our current-day challenges. Mark Kozak-Holland provides a facile and virtually complete Systems Engineering methodology to guide us through his comprehensive and historic case study as we learn the lessons of the past, so we may not be doomed to repeat them. (Stacy Goff, Vice President, American Society for the Advancement of Project Management)
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147 of 281 people found the following eBook review helpful:
	The perfect instruction manual 08/19/2005
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If you are looking for clear directions for breathing new agility into your organization, and enjoy history, this is the perfect instruction manual. By drawing his examples from the Britain's legendary wartime leader, Mark Kozak-Holland not only brings the theoretical concepts to life but also provides compelling evidence of the timeless nature of the principles he espouses. (Hugh Woodward, Editor, PMForum.org and PM World Today)
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131 of 260 people found the following eBook review helpful:
	This is a must-read for understanding adpative ent 08/19/2005
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Organisations today face change at an unprecedented rate. To compete, and in some cases survive, businesses must find ways to react to new conditions in an effective and efficient manner and they must develop the agility and flexibility to adapt to new conditions faster than ever before. In �Churchill�s Adaptive Enterprise� Mark Kozak-Holland presents a real-life example of how an organisation was able to develop a true adaptive environment with limited resources and against tremendous timelines. By analysing Churchill's war efforts, the author is able to point out significant lessons-learned and truly demonstrate how an organisation with limited resources can still compete against a much larger and better-prepared foe. This is a must-read for anyone who is truly interested in understanding how an adaptive enterprise should work. (Michael Panagis, Practice Principal, Enterprise Applications Systems,Hewlett-Packard)
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119 of 264 people found the following eBook review helpful:
	Makes a strong case for aligning business and IT 08/19/2005
Reviewer: A viewer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
This book aptly parallels the story of a fascinating historical period with modern business strategems. Everyone running a project with an IT component will appreciate both Churchill's challenges and teh solutions and methodology that create successful projects today. With business and projects today looking at limited capabilities and capacity, this book traces a sound methodology to get from problem-definition through to successful deployment. Using today's technology and information management -- information portals through to project lifecycles -- this book makes a strong case for properly aligning business and IT in our organizations today. Using Churchill's toughest months, the book demonstrates that even the most difficult situations can be won through agile respones and adaptive management. (Dennie Theodore, Manager, Corporate and Public Affairs, TD Bank)
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133 of 273 people found the following eBook review helpful:
	A fascinating read 08/19/2005
Reviewer: A viewer from USA
Throughout this book, lessons from 1940s Britain are applied to today's competitive business environment, with surprisingly relevant results. As a result, the book makes for a fascinating read and includes business recommendations that are backed up by its exhaustively detailed case study of multiple British organizations working to achieve a common goal. (John Boughton, Chief Executive Officer, Nation Exchange)
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