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War and Peace and IT
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War and Peace and IT

by Mark Schwartz
May 2019
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
240 pages
6h 21m
English
IT Revolution Press
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9

Planning and Reporting

Both were perplexed about what they had done and what they were to do. “Am I taken prisoner, or have I taken him prisoner?” each of them thought.

Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace

Once the decision has been made, close your ear even to the best counterargument: sign of a strong character. Thus an occasional will to stupidity.

Friedrich Nietzsche, Epigrams and Interludes

In Chapter 4 I suggested that IT spending cannot be considered in isolation; it affects other budget categories and depends on an organization’s strategic intentions. A marginal dollar spent on IT might result in more than a marginal dollar of revenue in one business unit or cost reduction in another. Dollars spent in IT might also have consequences for ...

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ISBN: 9781098124151