Churchill's Adaptive Enterprise
by Mark Kozak-Holland

This book analyzes a period of time from WW II when Winston Churchill faced near defeat for the British in the face of sustained German attacks. The book describes the strategies he took to overcome incredible odds and turn the tide on the impending invasion. The historical analysis is done through a modern business and information technology lens, describing Churchill's actions and strategy using modern business tools and techniques. Aimed at business executives, IT managers, and project managers, the book extracts learnings from Churchill's experiences that can be applied to business problems today. Particular themes in the book are knowledge management, information portals, adaptive enterprises, and organizational agility.

Titanic Lessons for IT Projects
by Mark Kozak-Holland

Building upon the popularity of the first book in the Lessons from History series, this book presents lessons for IT project managers harvested from the project that designed, built, and launched the R.M.S. Titanic. Full of practical advice, this book builds on the most notorious "failed project" in recent memory, the sinking of an "unsinkable" ship.

Avoiding Project Disaster: Titanic Lessons for IT Executives
by Mark Kozak-Holland

Imagine you are in one of Titanic's lifeboats, drifting away from the sinking ship. As you look back, you wonder how such a disaster could have happened... Titanic's maiden voyage was a disaster waiting to happen as a result of the compromises made during its construction project. This book explores how modern IT Executives and IT Project Managers can take lessons from this nuts-and-bolts construction project and apply them to their IT projects today.

Winston Churchill, the Agile Project Manager
by Mark Kozak-Holland

In May 1940, the United Kingdom was facing a dire situation, an imminent German invasion when the British had just abandoned 90% of their war equipment at Dunkirk. Winston Churchill, one of the greatest leaders of the 20th century, was swept into power. He had to mobilize quickly and act with agility to assemble a defense, making the right investment choices, acquiring resources, and delivering a complete project in time to save his country. This recording looks at Churchill as an agile Project Manger, turning a disastrous situation into an unexpected victory.

Project Lessons from the Great Escape (Stalag Luft III)
by Mark Kozak-Holland

While you might think your project plan is perfect, would you bet your life on it? In World War II, a group of 220 captured airmen did just that -- they staked the lives of everyone in the camp on the success of a project to secretly build a series of tunnels out of a prison camp their captors thought was escape proof. The prisoners formally structured their work as a project, using the project organization techniques of the day. This book analyzes their efforts using modern project management methods and the nine knowledge areas of the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). Learn from the successes and mistakes of a project where people really put their lives on the line.