Project Management Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old project management quotes, project management sayings, and project management proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Get the right people. Then no matter what all else you might do wrong after that, the people will save you. That's what management is all about. Tom DeMarco
Running a project without a work breakdown structure is like going to a strange land without a road map. J Phillips
Project management isn't just about working with tasks and deadlines. It's about working with and understanding people. If you're a good communicator and collaborator then you will also be a great project manager. Jacob Morgan
All things are created twice; first mentally; then physically. The key to creativity is to begin with the end in mind, with a vision and a blue print of the desired result. Stephen Covey
Being a Project Manager is like being an artist, you have the different colored process streams combining into a work of art. Greg Cimmarrusti
We should not prioritize on the basis of project profitability, but rather on how this profitability is affected by delay. Donald G. Reinertsen
The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant. Max De Pree
Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe. Gail Devers
A specification, design, procedure, test plan that will not fit on one page cannot be understood. Mark Ardis
Planning without action is futile, action without planning is fatal. Cornelius Fitchner
A project is complete when it starts working for you, rather than you working for it. Scott Allen
Project management is like juggling three balls time, cost and quality. Program management is like a troupe of circus performers standing in a circle, each juggling three balls and swapping balls from time to time. G. Reiss
Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised. Denis Waitley
Do not repeat the tactics which have gained you one victory, but let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances. Sun Tzu
Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning. Winston Churchill
Remember the two benefits of failure. First, if you do fail, you learn what doesn't work; and second, the failure gives you the opportunity to try a new approach. Roger Von Oech
A project goal like a joke. If you have to explain it, it is not good / fun. Gerry Geek
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. Anatole France
Strategic planning for projects management using a project management maturity model. Harold Kerzner
The conventional definition of management is getting work done through people, but real management is developing people through work. Agha Hasan Abedi