Comments on: DWYSYWD: IT and the value of declaring victory http://www.peterkretzman.com/2007/12/03/dwysywd-it-and-the-value-of-declaring-victory/ Intensely practical tips on information technology, by Peter Kretzman Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:34:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Serving your IT customers: be careful of being The Wizard of Oz http://www.peterkretzman.com/2007/12/03/dwysywd-it-and-the-value-of-declaring-victory/#comment-1497 Serving your IT customers: be careful of being The Wizard of Oz Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:58:29 +0000 http://www.peterkretzman.com/2007/12/03/dwysywd-it-and-the-value-of-declaring-victory/#comment-1497 [...] and, as appropriate to the situation, be prepared to be Great and Powerful once you actually get it: keep your promises. [...] […] and, as appropriate to the situation, be prepared to be Great and Powerful once you actually get it: keep your promises. […]

]]> By: Peter Kretzman http://www.peterkretzman.com/2007/12/03/dwysywd-it-and-the-value-of-declaring-victory/#comment-449 Peter Kretzman Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:56:27 +0000 http://www.peterkretzman.com/2007/12/03/dwysywd-it-and-the-value-of-declaring-victory/#comment-449 I've been thinking about this since I wrote it. I should have more broadly stated that the major criterion for victory is that the USERS consider it to be such. My point, though, was that even if the users think it, until you actually declare the victory, it's almost like that victory doesn't really exist. But yes, I do like the baseball analogies. I’ve been thinking about this since I wrote it. I should have more broadly stated that the major criterion for victory is that the USERS consider it to be such. My point, though, was that even if the users think it, until you actually declare the victory, it’s almost like that victory doesn’t really exist.

But yes, I do like the baseball analogies.

]]> By: wheatdogg http://www.peterkretzman.com/2007/12/03/dwysywd-it-and-the-value-of-declaring-victory/#comment-445 wheatdogg Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:46:58 +0000 http://www.peterkretzman.com/2007/12/03/dwysywd-it-and-the-value-of-declaring-victory/#comment-445 ‘You know, it’s not a ball or a strike until I say it is.’ The Uncertainty Principle of Baseball. ‘You know, it’s not a ball or a strike until I say it is.’

The Uncertainty Principle of Baseball.

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