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Re:Hertz paid Accenture $32M for a website that never went l... by SoftTalker on Thursday July 21, 2022 @09:06PM (#32187270)
And "managing expectations." If I heard that phrase once I heard it every day.
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Re:Hertz paid Accenture $32M for a website that never went l... by djmips on Thursday July 21, 2022 @11:25PM (#32188136)
As overused as it is, it still has a core usefulness. Over-promising and under-delivering is never a good thing no matter what the situation.
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Re:Hertz paid Accenture $32M for a website that never went l... by SoftTalker on Friday July 22, 2022 @12:29AM (#32188539)
Yes but these big systems consulting companies always over-promise. Once they win the project, they shift immediately to "managing expectations."
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