Endorsements from Educational Institutions

Project Lessons from the Great Escape (Stalag Luft III)

We are active in the education field and the series has been endorsed by several universities (Virginia, Denver, Waterloo).  

The Great Escape book and materials are currently being used for one of the class modules in an online project management course at University of Denver University College for a graduate level class called MOTM4470, Project Management Dynamics.  As part of the syllabus the book provides examples and a relationship to the PMBOK knowledge areas. 

Review by  Ray Kaufman (CO, United States) Adjunct Professor at Denver Univ, University College.

Are you looking for book to help show other how to identify and use project management principles? Seeking examples of project management principles or categorizations? You have found it. I teach at the Graduate School level and we used the book, its story, ideas and examples to understand project management. My students read the book, praised its content and examples. We liked how the author made it project management practical. He showed us how to recognize issues and use it today.

 LFH series in Higher Education

The Great Escape, Titanic, and Churchill books and materials are currently being used the established the Center for the Management of Information Technology (CMIT)  as part of a Graduate class. The mission of the Center is to promote research and education in areas relating to the management of information technology through a program of interdisciplinary cooperation.

Feedback from the CMIT, (MBA program) University of Virginia (Sep 08)

“Personally I’m not that interested in history, but it was amazing to me how relevant the lessons of something that had very little to do with technology could be when applied to the work I do on a daily basis in IT. It just goes to show you how universal the importance of good project management and effective leadership really are.” Christopher J. Husser

 Feedback from School of Business Fleming College, University of Trent (Mar 08)

"I enjoyed your presentation very much. I think we can learn a lot from history and I incorporated your presentation into an assignment the students had to do. The issues / concepts of strong leadership, the ability to see the big picture, prioritization, communication and network design were very well demonstrated. The historical context was fascinating and showed how we really can learn from the past. Unfortunately, not many people do."
Maggie James, Co-ordinator, Global Supply Chain Management.