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An alternative formulation, No battle plan survives contact with the enemy.
by entropicgravity 5y ago
An alternative formulation, No battle plan survives contact with the enemy.
- iamnotwhoiam 5y agoI like how Mike Tyson put it: "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth".
- carrolldunham 5y agoneither of these are alternate formulations of the op
- iovrthoughtthis 5y agoits not so clear cut. they both tackle the "plans are useless" but the "planning is indispensable" is implicit as anything you do in response to a challenging situation is a plan
- jacabado 5y agoOr that plans are only useful when they fail and are adjusted. The first time I read this I could not understand it. It makes a lot of sense now seeing how plan execution is where project management really happens.