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Re:Nasa’s Mars Rover Opportunity Concludes a 15-Year Mission by jacquesm on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @05:47PM (#19157891)
Expectation management is sometimes as important as the actual delivery.
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Re:Nasa’s Mars Rover Opportunity Concludes a 15-Year Mission by NL807 on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @07:53PM (#19158711)
It's pretty much what you do in any successful enterprise. Under promise, over deliver.
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Re:Nasa’s Mars Rover Opportunity Concludes a 15-Year Mission by goatherders on Thursday February 14, 2019 @01:07AM (#19159953)
That's just startup and sales speak. I've found that delivering exactly as promised is more than enough to keep customers happy.
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Re:Nasa’s Mars Rover Opportunity Concludes a 15-Year Mission by NL807 on Monday February 18, 2019 @07:47AM (#19190263)
> That's just startup and sales speak.

Nah, it's a method for giving you a lot of wiggle room if you (or your business) fucks up in something.

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