F.I.R.E.

By Dan Ward

How Fast, Inexpensive, Restrained, and Elegant Methods Ignite Innovation. Harper Business, 2014.

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A brief summary of F.I.R.E.

An introduction to the unintuitive fast, inexpensive, restrained, and elegant principles and rules of thumb for public and private sectors to deliver better projects under budget, on time, and using minimal resources and staff.

Key insights in F.I.R.E.

What do you get from this book? Concepts and patterns to deliver rapid, first-rate projects by constraining costs and schedules

Successful projects require a fast, inexpensive, restrained and elegant process to produce incredible results

The primary focus of a project is not the process you use, but the result you deliver

When you constrain your resources, you are forced to be creative in solving problems

Leverage solutions that already exist to save considerable time and money

It’s tempting to think complex and expensive projects are better but aim for simplistic models to improve your success rate

Allow yourself to fail! Small, frequent failures let you adapt quickly without exposing your project to catastrophic collapse

Tighter budgets, smaller teams, and quicker turnarounds keep excessive bureaucracy from interfering with your success

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Who should read F.I.R.E.

Project managers • military enthusiasts • strategic analysts • mechanical engineers • entrepreneurs • designers

About the author of F.I.R.E.

Dan Ward works at MITRE Corporation as a systems engineer and Innovation Catalyst. Ward served with the US Air Force for 20 years as an acquisition officer and leading development programs. Ward adapted his insights from military service into publications for Forbes, Harpers, and Fast Company. He has also written The Simplicity Cycle and LIFT.

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