7 Ps (military adage)
The 7 Ps is a British Army adage:
- Proper Planning and Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance
The 7 Ps are normally referred to as "the 7 Ps" rather than as an acronym: (i.e. PPPPPPP). Educators and trainers in military or civilian situations find it useful to first introduce the phrase "the 7 Ps". When it is explained, the humour and shock of the mild expletive help make the adage memorable. This adage is often used in project planning, or when training for life-or-death situations.
Other versions of the 7 Ps
- Proper Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance
- Prior Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance
- Prior Proper Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance
- Piss Poor Planning Promotes Piss Poor Performance
- Prior Preparation and Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance
- Positive Pre-Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance
Over time , the phrase has been changed to include the word 'practice' in order to better fit certain scenarios. For example:
- Proper Planning and Practice Prevents Piss Poor Performance
- Prior Proper Planning Prevents Painfully Poor Production
- Prior Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Production
Variations
The 6 Ps
- Proper Planning Prevents Pretty Poor Performance
- Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance
- Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Production
- Prior Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance
- Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance
- Proper Prior Planning Promotes Peak Performance
- Prior Planning Precludes Piss Poor Performance
The 5 Ps (euphemized)
- Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance
- Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance
- Prior Planning Provides People Protection
- Proper Planning Provides People Protection
- Proper Practice Prepares Perfect Players
- Poor Planning Promotes Poor Performance
The 10 Ps
- Prior planning promotes proper performance, presentation, passion, play, pray and pay
- Purpose, prior planning, passion, patience and persistence prevent piss poor performance.
The 12 Ps
- Purpose, proper prior planning, passion, patience, persistence and perseverance prevent piss poor performance.
- Piss poor planning promotes piss poor performance, piss poor performance promotes pain.
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