![]() ![]() He could only do so with good enemy intelligence. Churchill had to use the limited forces he had at his disposal in the most effective way. ![]() Knowledge has always been critical in the military, and “intelligence” has emerged as the most vital military asset. Part 1 – Creating Intelligence and Knowledge“Knowledge is power” is not a recent quote it was made in 1597 by Sir Francis Bacon, English philosopher. This meant acting with incredible agility, repairing the military supply chain, focusing slender resources on the immediate threat, unifying a disparate economy, and directing its output into immediate military use. Not only did he have to stave off an imminent enemy invasion, but he also had to move the peacetime economy to one that could support a war. The series described the strategies he took to overcome incredible odds and the solutions that were developed. This article is an extract of three articles from a series 1 that examined how Churchill planned and executed a transformation project to introduce organizational agility so that he could meet an immediate crisis, the most significant threat in five hundred years. Most people are very familiar with Winston Churchill but may not be familiar with his “agile” approach to project management and his skills as a project manager (PM) in the summer of 1940. ![]()
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