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Urban Urban Project Manager| ABB Switzerland Basel, Switzerland
What's your favorite motto as Project Manager (be it philosophical, technical, pragmatic or other)?
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Urban Urban Project Manager| ABB Switzerland Basel, Switzerland
Oct 11, 2017 11:10 AM
Replying to Peter Ambrosy
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Hard on the process, easy to people
Thanks Peter
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Urban Urban Project Manager| ABB Switzerland Basel, Switzerland
Oct 11, 2017 4:52 PM
Replying to Mike Dewing
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What was, was
What is, is
What will be
is up to me (or the team)

or my favorite 'redneck' quote - "Get'r'done'
Thank you!
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James Smith Nevada, United Kingdom
Bad planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine
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1 reply by Urban Urban
Oct 13, 2017 3:24 AM
Urban Urban
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Thanks for that one
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Stéphane Parent Self Employed / Semi-retired| Leader Maker Prince Edward Island, Canada
Centralize complexity, distribute simplicity.
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Eric Simms Senior Program Manager Baltimore, Maryland, United States
"You can pay a little bit now, or you can pay much more later. Choose."
I use this when dealing with stakeholders about the need to plan properly and not skip ahead.
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1 reply by Urban Urban
Oct 13, 2017 3:25 AM
Urban Urban
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That's what I'm used to being a Consultant. The sad thing is that most Clients Chose the latter one. It seems that people have to learn it the hard way to fully understand
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Antoinette Keegan Dublin 15, Ireland
Be the Person you want to work with
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1 reply by Urban Urban
Oct 13, 2017 3:27 AM
Urban Urban
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That's a good approach, Thank you
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Najam Mumtaz Retired Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
"Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go." -William Feather

"The shorter way to do many things is to do only one thing at a time" -Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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1 reply by Urban Urban
Oct 13, 2017 3:28 AM
Urban Urban
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Mozart has a point here. Thank you
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Julia Cunningham Manager Project Management| Battelle Richland, Wa, United States
In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable. Dwight D. Eisenhower
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1 reply by Urban Urban
Oct 13, 2017 3:26 AM
Urban Urban
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Good old Dwight might have borrowed by Sun Tzu here ;-)
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Urban Urban Project Manager| ABB Switzerland Basel, Switzerland
Oct 12, 2017 7:35 AM
Replying to James Smith
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Bad planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine
Thanks for that one
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Urban Urban Project Manager| ABB Switzerland Basel, Switzerland
Oct 12, 2017 11:56 AM
Replying to Eric Simms
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"You can pay a little bit now, or you can pay much more later. Choose."
I use this when dealing with stakeholders about the need to plan properly and not skip ahead.
That's what I'm used to being a Consultant. The sad thing is that most Clients Chose the latter one. It seems that people have to learn it the hard way to fully understand
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