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On War and Aggessive Project Schedules Art & Science of Being an IT Architect

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I recently attended a 3-day "Business Design Assurance" or BDA held by my client. On the first day it was clear that there were still a lot of unresolved issues and the desired delivery date of the rollout to the first country was a risk. There was a lot of talk along the lines of "we can't go live without XXX!" A certain Senior Vice President could not attend the second day of the BDA but had the following as a message posted on the wall when everyone arrived for the second day of discussion.
"A good plan today violently executed is better than a perfect plan next week!"
General George S. Patton
The postings on this site are my own and don't necessarily represent IBM's positions, strategies, or opinions.

I recently attended a 3-day "Business Design Assurance" or BDA held by my client. On the first day it was clear that there were still a lot of unresolved issues and the desired delivery date of the rollout to the first country was a risk. There was a lot of talk along the lines of "we can't go live without XXX!" A certain Senior Vice President could not attend the second day of the BDA but had the following as a message posted on the wall when everyone arrived for the second day of discussion.
"A good plan today violently executed is better than a perfect plan next week!"
General George S. Patton
The postings on this site are my own and don't necessarily represent IBM's positions, strategies, or opinions.

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