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Ease the pain of network downtime by managing expectations

All networks fall over for one reason or another, but if your users expect there to be occasional downtime, there will be far less pain involved Read more

12 May, 2003 by Jeff Dray

What to do if your IT department is a can of worms

If you inherit an IT department with more problems than people, you must take control before it takes control of you Read more

9 January, 2004 by David Flint
<endeca_term>Managing Expectations</endeca_term>: The Hidden Art in Test Consulting

Managing Expectations: The Hidden Art in Test Consulting

This paper aims to shed light on the investigation of managing expectations in test consulting. One of the supreme confront in test consulting... Read more

20 August, 2009

Everyone's liable to make mistakes

Making software more reliable is a matter of managing expectations, not blame Read more

12 October, 2005 by Leader
Soft Systems in Requirements Engineering: A Case Study

Soft Systems in Requirements Engineering: A Case Study

Soft systems methodology should offer substantial benefits in managing expectations and requirements for a software-intensive system, but the benefits have... Read more

4 May, 2010

How organisational culture and structure affect project management

...our project commitments. Instead, we had to do a good job of managing expectations. Your organisational structure may also impede the ability to share resources... Read more

2 July, 2003 by Tom Mochal

Twitter - the clue's in the name

...That's not what the punters are there for. It is about managing expectations, and that's all about understanding how people work. Twitter doesn... Read more

16 June, 2008
Define the Goals of a New-Employee Orientation

Define the Goals of a New-Employee Orientation

...expected of them and prepare them for the organization's work culture. Managing expectations has long been a mantra of salespeople, account executives, and others... Read more

1 December, 2007

Tech skills don't equal career success

Avoid becoming the human equivalent of Betamax or OS/2 by learning that technical superiority isn't the only valuable skill Read more

28 February, 2007 by Calvin Sun

Are you in control of your video?

...what people are saying. The whole affair is an object lesson in managing expectations and understanding how people perceive technology. Not being able to delete... Read more

24 May, 2002 by Rupert Goodwins

HP unveils first DVD+RW drive

...they -- and the rest of the industry -- have to be careful in managing expectations," Dataquest analyst Mary Craig said. HP, along with Sony and Philips... Read more

20 August, 2001 by Richard Shim

A reality check for mighty Cisco

It may have missed analyst estimates but it is not doing too badly Read more

12 February, 2001 by Ben Heskett and Wylie Wong

Ballmer on Google, Bartz on Yahoo! and Berners-Lee on web snooping

...market...the bump is very modest."-- Microsoft senior vice president Bill Veghte managing expectations about the release of Windows 7 "We are not specifying a... Read more

23 December, 2009 by Natasha Lomas

Get more for your money: Balancing IT cost and resources

...how this works and was able to do a better job in managing expectations. But the initial learning curve can be a tough lesson. If... Read more

14 June, 2004 by Michael Sisco
Manager - Solution Architecture Practice (Cloud Services)

Manager - Solution Architecture Practice (Cloud Services)

...escalation point for Solution Architect services to both external and internal stakeholders, managing expectations and driving to the right outcomes for the customer and business... Read more

25 May, 2012

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