QUOTE OF THE DAY 28: LUCKY PROJECT MANAGERS

Agreed, there are no good project managers - only lucky ones, but, the more you plan the luckier you get.

QUOTE OF THE DAY 27: IMPERFECT BETTER THAN NOTHING

"Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly." - Robert Schuller

QUOTE OF THE DAY 26: PROJECT IS LIKE A TRUMPET

"Life (read Project) is something like a trumpet. If you don't put anything in (strategize & plan), you won't get anything out (desired results & outputs)."

QUOTE OF THE DAY 25: ADJUST ACTIONS, NOT GOALS

"When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps." - Confucius

QUOTE OF THE DAY 23: FOCUS ON METHODS, NOT TACTICS

Do not repeat the tactics which have gained you one victory, but let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances. - Sun Tzu c. 490 BC, Chinese military strategist

QUOTE OF THE DAY 24: PROJECT PROGRESS

"Projects progress quickly until they become 95% complete; then they remain at 95% complete forever.”

QUOTE OF THE DAY 22: SPEECH IS SILVER, SILENCE IS GOLDEN

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause. - Mark Twain

QUOTE OF THE DAY 21: JUGGLING PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Project management is like juggling three balls - time, cost and quality. Programme management is like a troupe of circus performers standing in a circle, each juggling-three balls and swapping balls from time to time. - G. Reiss

QUOTE OF THE DAY 20: SHOW THEM THE WAY

Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating the talents of those who work for us and pointing them towards a certain goal. - Walt Disney

QUOTE OF THE DAY 19: PROJECT MANAGER IS A BANDMASTER

Project managers function as bandmasters who pull together their players each a specialist with individual score and internal rhythm. Under the leader's direction, they all respond to the same beat. - L.R. Sayles

QUOTE OF THE DAY 18: INTENTIONS OF PLANNING

Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work. - Peter Drucker

QUOTE OF THE DAY 17: PROJECTS WITHOUT A CRITICAL PATH

A project without a critical path is like a ship without a rudder. - D. Meyer

QUOTE OF THE DAY 16: MANAGING PROJECTS WITHOUT A WBS

Running a project without a WBS (work breakdown structure) is like going to a strange land without a roadmap. - J. Phillips 

QUOTE OF THE DAY 15: STRONG PROJECT MANAGER

“Everyone asks for a strong project manager - when they get him they want him NO MORE.”