Showing posts with label Peter Drucker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Peter Drucker. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Estimate time

So... how good are you at estimating Time?

I was challenged last Sunday by a question at church. It was a very small piece of the sermon/presentation. But, the question is still lingering in my head... (with prime importance!)

Given a new assignment/project - 'How good are we at estimating timelines?'

Peter Drucker said: If you don't measure, you can't manage. I want to add: If you don't estimate, you can't measure.

- Pause -

let's put the pieces together:

If I don't estimate (time), I can't measure (time);
If I don't measure (time), I can't manage (time).

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I agree and believe with what I heard, estimating time could be one of the most important skills we will ever learn!