Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 1st February 1996

Dilbert//2483, first published thirty years ago on Thursday 1st February 1996

Tags

leadership air traffic control system on time under budget feature creep dangerous wall clock

Official transcript

Dogbert stands on an air traffic control panel. He says to the Boss, "Thanks to my leadership, the new air traffic control system is designed on time and under budget."

Dogbert continues, "I had to cut a few corners. This big radar-looking thing is a wall clock. And most of the buttons are glued on."

The Boss says, "It looks like it might be um . . . dangerous."

Dogbert says angrily, "Great . . . I finish early and what do I get: 'feature creep.'"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THANKS TO MY LEADERSHIP, THE NEW AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM IS DESIGNED ON TIME AND UNDER BUDGET.

0000 I HAD TO CUT A FEW CORNERS. THIS BIG RADAR-LOOKING THING IS A WALL CLOCK. AND MOST OF THE BUTTONS ARE GLUED ON.

00U 0000 IT LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT BE UM...

DANGEROUS.

GREAT... I FINISH EARLY AND WHAT DO I GET: "FEATURE CREEP."

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Feature Creep"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a skeptical expression, standing in front of a large control panel.
• The caption reads, "Thanks to my leadership, the new air traffic control system is designed on time and under budget."
• However, Dilbert is shown to be unimpressed by the system, which has a wall clock and buttons.
• He comments, "It looks like it might be dangerous."
• The punchline is delivered by the character of Dogbert, who says, "Great... I finish early and what do I get: 'Feature creep'?"
• The term "feature creep" refers to the phenomenon of adding new features to a project, often without a clear plan or budget, which can lead to delays and cost overruns.
• The comic strip humorously highlights the challenges of managing complex projects and the risks of feature creep.

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