Claude Nicollier Quotes

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

We've always been the development project that lived in a time pressured setting and always where commercial entities were relying heavily on releases in a certain time frame.

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.

When I did 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off', I had the idea on Monday and the following Tuesday it was in budget at Paramount. I couldn't walk.

I didn't have time to sit down and look at the work of a year and choose what to type.

Ten-year plan? No, three-year plan! I'm in a hurry.

There's time enough, but none to spare.

I didn't want to stop before my time was up.

It is always impossible to expect things getting done in 90 days.

A fixed deadline and a flexible scope are the crucial combination.

Sometimes you think that a reconstruction project can be done more quickly than you expected.

I don't want projects to take 10 years to set up. That adds to the cost.

More software projects have gone awry for lack of calendar time than for all other causes combined.

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

How does a project get to be a year behind schedule? One day at a time.

Work is hard. Distractions are plentiful. And time is short.

Hurry boys, hurry, we have to make a quick change or the hour will be up.

Early on, they were timing my contract with an egg timer.

We must go fast, because the race is against time.

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.

We had to depend on other institutions to do research on our behalf. We had to use the information that already existed to craft the best practices to distribute throughout the country. And we had to do all of that in ten months.

What do you want to get done? In what order of importance? Over what period of time? What is the time available? What is the best strategy for application of time to projects for the most effective results?

In all planing you make a list and you set priorities.

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