All too many consultants, when asked, 'What is 2 and 2?' respond, 'What do you have in mind?' Norman Ralph Augustine askconsultantmind Change image and share on social
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By the time the people asking the questions are ready for the answers, the people doing the work have lost track of the questions. Norman Ralph Augustine answerlosepeople Change image and share on social
If a sufficient number of management layers are superimposed on top of each other, it can be assured that disaster is not left to chance. Norman Ralph Augustine assurechancedisaster Change image and share on social
Any task can be completed in only one-third more time than is currently estimated. Norman Ralph Augustine completeestimatetask Change image and share on social
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It is very expensive to achieve high unreliability. It is not uncommon to increase the cost of an item by a factor of ten for each factor of ten degradation accomplished. Norman Ralph Augustine accomplishachievecost Change image and share on social
The weaker the data available upon which to base one's conclusion, the greater the precision which should be quoted in order to give the data authenticity. Norman Ralph Augustine authenticitybaseconclusion Change image and share on social
Two-thirds of the Earth's surface is covered with water. The other third is covered with auditors from headquarters. Norman Ralph Augustine auditorcoverearth Change image and share on social
One should expect that the expected can be prevented, but the unexpected should have been expected. Norman Ralph Augustine expectpreventunexpect Change image and share on social