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Do Not Respect Time, Respect Timing

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The second most important aspect in the definition of a lateral project is the choice of the pace at which the change is to be made: its link with time. The resisting forces the authors have encountered in sensitive projects are extraordinary for many reasons. If people are ready to accept a certain change in their lives or if they have a certain amount of flexibility, this flexibility has limits which are quickly reached.

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© 1998 Olivier d’Herbemont, Bruno César, Tom Curtin and Pascal Etcheber

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d’Herbemont, O., César, B. (1998). Do Not Respect Time, Respect Timing. In: Managing Sensitive Projects. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14842-4_10

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