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Projects are not goals in themselves. Projects are how goals are achieved.
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050 |
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A good plan is one that meticulously applies experimentation or experience. A great plan is one that rigorously applies both.
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053 |
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…we do not make the most of experience because we do not appreciate how deeply experience can enrich judgment and improve project planning and leadership.
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081 |
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Use a good anchor, and you greatly improve your chance of making a good forecast; use a bad anchor, get a bad forecast.
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102 |
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Old project data are seldom considered a valuable resource and collected…planners and managers have a mindset that is focused on the future, not the past.
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112 |
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In this complex world, we can and must move the probabilities in our favor, but we can never achieve certainty.
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123 |
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When stakes and stress are low, we are freer to wonder, try, and experiment. Planning is creativity’s natural habitat.
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141 |
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Take time to develop ideas. Take time to spot and correct problems. Do it on the drafting table, not the construction site.
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142 |
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We perform at our best when we feel united, empowered, and mutually committed to accomplishing something worthwhile.
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147 |
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Psychological safety boosts morale, fosters improvements, and ensures that, in Andrew Wolstenholme’s words, ‘bad news travels fast’ – so that problems can be tackled quickly.
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153 |
