Inventions: Project that generated projects

Inventions Which Changed The World : Project That Generated Projects, Lot of Projects

We might be overwhelmed with the choices we have available now, just to select those inventions that changed the world. Inventions that made it possible for us to live in the world we are today. Here is the list of inventions in my opinion (from project management perspective, that paved way for other projects)

• Electricity

• Printing Devices

• Bar Code

• Electronic Money Transfer

• Mobile Technology

What is common in the indicative list?

• These inventions are – result of enduring intelligence and persistent efforts (Remember the work done by Benjamin Franklin, Bernard Silver, Marie & Pierre Curie, )
• These efforts were meticulously planned for variations in experiments & executed patiently (Remember methods used by- FW Taylor, Henry Fayol, Henry Gantt )
• When the world realized potentials of these innovations, in turn they have, generated tremendous opportunity for further innovations (commercial or otherwise) as well massive number of projects were undertaken across the world. These resulting projects were meant to make human life better and better.

Following table gives brief idea about these inventions, what sort of betterment of life has taken place.

Scenario #1:

Can you imagine:

• What would have happened to Pyramids of Giza if four managers responsible for each corner of the Pyramids did not have proper plan,
• What if they did not have correct understanding of the plan, right resources to build it and correct communication among them?
• Could it have become different shape all together, otherwise?
• Would it be like: One corner was yet to complete & all others were waiting for it to complete?
• Irrespective of above hypothetical questions, One can definitely image what kind of immense/huge project it would have been !

Scenario #2:

We have following instances known to us or the people who were involves: have shared significant details of these.

Project Apollo 11 can be an example of project & program management planned, executed and delivered successfully, whereas   Apollo 13 has been considered as successful failure!

Believe it or not. Project Management is being practiced since ages. Hence we can find such excellent things are successfully delivered during ancient times. We have so many things to learn from past & lead the way forward.

Looking at these things, makes us to be thankful to our forefathers (inventors), be humble &  expects us to take their way forward in some way. As we try to take their way forward, we certainly need to understand their practices/methodologies, endurance/persistence and put those in appropriate context.

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