Jason Fried Quotes

Now, there is no way to say how long some projects take, that's our principle.

I adjust my priorities according to the most important project I'm involved in at the time.

Part of executive functions is the ability to look to a goal deadline and assess where an organization is in meeting it.

Time management is a big part of the director's job.

I think a benefit is that we try to put it up in a short time. From the decision to do this mission until we fly, it's six months and one week or so, so it's a very short time.

Any task can be completed in only one-third more time than is currently estimated.

The only problem we've had is the amount of time it's taking people to develop titles.

In short, you can't let the deadline define the mission. The mission has to define the duration.

The thing you have to understand is that there are only so many things you can do in a year. There are only so many days in a year. There is only so much time you can set aside for certain projects.

The biggest way to be productive is if you're procrastinating on another more important project.

I try to keep the number of projects I'm involved in down to one per year.

We know Donald Trump wants to hit his goals ahead of time, and under budget.

I always like to plan ahead of time and follow up.

I have a hard time with scheduling, and with hunkering down and planning. That's always been a struggle for me.

Half-way through any big project, everyone forgets what they're doing.

For every hour of brains, you will be charged three hours. The other two hours go to management and project management, which is to say they are wasted.

It's an easy answer, as a manager, to say: 'I need time.'

All the projects that I am part of get delayed for reasons beyond my control!

Projects are usually undertaken to either solve a problem or take advantage of an opportunity. The probability that the project - even if precisely executed - will complete on time, on budget, and on performance is typically small. Project management is utilized to increase this probability. So in a sense, project management is risk management.

Once you have a blueprint down, you start talking to all the other heads of department to see if and how they can help to execute what you've imagined, and so things change and evolve. And then you have to make it work within the budget and time frame, so things change even more.

We like to bully deadlines. Pick on them; make fun of them; even spit on them sometimes. But what a terrible thing to do. Deadlines are actually our best friends.

I love to-do lists.

In the morning, I look at my calendar and think about whether things that aren't critical can be moved to the next week.

I've always juggled a lot of projects because at least half the projects you do get shelved. So you have to do a lot of things in order for things to move forward.

I don't even have a management team. I have people managing my work but there are limitations when it comes to projects.