Churchill: The Agile PM (Part 5)

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Churchill: The Agile PM (Part 5)

Mark Kozak-Holland

August 14, 2006





Most people are very familiar with Winston Churchill, but may not be familiar with his “agile” approach to project management, and his management skills as a PM. Part 4 looked at how Churchill acquired the project on May 10 and took his first actions. This article looks at how the situation deteriorated in less than a week into a near catastrophe. Churchill had to quickly assess and prioritize the problems around him.
 
By May 13, the military situation in Western Europe declined rapidly. In the Battle of Flanders, Dutch troops withdrew to their final line of defense. In France, the speed of the invasion was astounding as two armored columns tore a 50-mile gap into the defenses. This created a level of panic in the Allied forces as the front line and supply system were designed for static and not mobile war (Part 3).



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