Plotter Of Plans Gifts

'So! THis is what you do all day.'

"We only got six days of funding."

"Talk, Wallace - where'd you hide the loot?"

"For heaven's sake, Ogden, it's vacation time! Must you make your little lists even on vacation time?"

'I went into that meeting with a hidden agenda and then forgot where I put it.'

When Engineers Crack.

"The anger management consultant said he wasn't going to alter his **** dates at this t****stage which fits in with the 'managing change' consultant who said it was to late to change her plans..."

"What a tragedy... he still had two years of his super left..."

'We took the old plan, folded in half, and now it's the new plan.'

"I think you might need to start again."

Innovation & Calculation

"Compare Calculate Contrast Before you make a move"

'...your hindsight on this project was far more accurate than his foresight.'

'We had no contingency plan for things going right.'

"We must kill this initiative, so let's mainstream it."

Engineer on the move.

"That's it - I've had it up to here with measurement devices."

"We're still trying to sort out the details."

Bad Office Planning

'I've worked out that all you need for a summer blockbuster is...'

Father Time Management

Clear construction agreements are important.

"I thought an illogical framework would work better."

"I'm afraid the umbrella constitutes an enclosed space and must be taken down."

'Make me a bunch of appointments that I won't be able to keep.'

"You're ruthless in your ambition, Henderson- I admire that."

'Steve, I admire your determination to make this plan work.'

'Company planning department'

Popping an idea.

Larry, working on the great American stick-up note.

We find this model works better for us!

'It's bad enough we missed every deadline, but we're the long-range planning committee!'

'It's called lateral thinking.'

Strategic Manager - Just sort of randomly making stuff up as they go along Manager.