L'optimisme, ce n'est pas le refus de voir ce qui ne va pas, c'est le désir de ne pas s'y attarder. // Donne moi le courage de changer les choses que je peux changer, la sérénité d'accepter celles que je ne peux pas changer, et la sagesse de distinguer entre les deux. (Marc Aurèle) // Don't raise your voice; improve your argument. (Desmond Tutu) // Be the change you want to see in the world. (Gandhi)

17.6.14

A task is not done until it is done.
(Louis Fried, 1992)

I've lost count of the times I've sat in status update meetings to hear the project manager run through a list of partially completed tasks. A task that's 60 percent complete is no-good to anyone. It's not finished, whether 10, 50 or 95 percent complete. Tasks are either complete or incomplete, and this is all that needs reporting. Remember, nearly there is not there.

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