tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post6012176739083446389..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: Quote of the day from Ike: "Plans are worthless, but planning is everything."Chemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-37536960651147320182015-09-23T09:44:08.924-04:002015-09-23T09:44:08.924-04:00David Petraeus apparently implemented a similar st...David Petraeus apparently implemented a similar strategy in what became known as the successful "surge" in the Iraq War. He realized that the training modules for the army were all too predictable so that they would almost never present novel or actual dangerous situations. He revamped the exercises to make sure there was the right blend of surprise and danger without things getting out of hand.Wavefunctionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14993805391653267639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-32864116786980106172015-09-22T13:43:24.571-04:002015-09-22T13:43:24.571-04:00This actually is a very good statement and princip...This actually is a very good statement and principle IMO and do not recall if I have ever heard before (even though read a Biography of Ike many years ago). I would apply the same reasoning to Gantt Charts as great to plan for doing necessary things but attempting to confine R&D Projects in discrete tasks of exact duration can be counterproductive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com