Great Projects

The Untold Story of The Teams That Dreamed Big and Won

The Great Project Framework is built on over 5 years of research, inspired by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras’s groundbreaking discovery of the BHAG. For the first time, BHAGs have been studied in depth through the lens of a few truly elite teams that accomplished their Great Project without compromising their ambition. The lessons these Great Projects teach have stood the test of time and provide ambitious teams a guide to dreaming big and winning.

Inputs

Great Project

#1 BHAG

Great Project BHAG is a bold, concrete, outcome-driven challenge with a clear finish line - where success is measured by achieving a specific result rather than sustaining an ongoing ambition.

Great Project Application

  1. Clear Finish Line

  2. Six Months to Five Years (GPs Specific)

  3. Understanding Not Bravado

  4. Emotionally Engaging

  5. Outside Comfort Zone but Achievable

#2 OKRs

OKR (Objectives and Key Results) is a goal-setting system that pairs a clear objective with measurable outcomes, focusing teams on achieving specific results within a set timeframe

Great Project Application

  1. Objectives

  2. Key Results

  3. FACTS

  • Focused

  • Align

  • Connect

  • Track

  • Stretch

#3 Heartbeats

Heartbeat is a rhythmic check-in that is matched the pace of work that keeps teams aligned, accountable, and steadily moving toward their goals.

Great Project Application

  1. Epic Opening

  2. Commitments Not Recaps

  3. Recap

  4. All In

  5. Aim High

  6. Know The Beat

Outcome

Culture of Achievement

Special thanks to Jim Collins, Amanda Stack, and Alan Mulally for sharpening my thinking and understanding of Great Projects.