How to Accelerate Any Project: The 8 Types You Need to Know

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The episode explores project acceleration techniques from Greg Lawton's book, emphasizing strategic approaches over brute force.

In this episode we dive into Greg's new Book the Physics of Project Acceleration . The Challenge There are 8 types of project acceleration.And 33 techniques to make them real. Most teams only think “crash the path” or “work weekends.” But acceleration isn’t about brute force. It’s about changing the model first—then making it real. Greg Lawton’s new book The Physics of Project Acceleration shows how. One equation. 33 tactics. Some cost, some save, some shift risk. The real constraint isn’t math—it’s contracts, culture, and trade handoffs. My favorite: the Long-Tail Slicing Sprint. In half a day, you break down the 20 riskiest tasks, tighten handoffs, and prove the gains with Monte Carlo. You don’t just go faster—you remove the variance that keeps you slow. When leadership says “pull the date forward,” will you reach for overtime—or a playbook? Continue Learning Check out our new book The Critical Path Career: How to Advance in Construction Planning and Scheduling Subscribe to the Beyond Deadlines Email Newsletter Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Beyond Deadlines⁠⁠⁠⁠ Linkedin Newsletter ⁠⁠Check Out Our YouTube Channel⁠⁠ . Connect Follow ⁠⁠⁠Micah⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Greg⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠Beyond Deadlines⁠⁠ on…

People in this episode

Host: Micah Piippo

Guest: Greg Lawton

Topics covered

• project acceleration
• management techniques
• construction planning
• risk management
• team dynamics

Keywords

• project acceleration
• management techniques
• construction planning
• risk
• team dynamics
• Monte Carlo
• sprints

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Physics of Project Acceleration, The Critical Path Career: How to Advance in Construction Planning and Scheduling

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