Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 8th November 1997

Dilbert//3129, first published 29 years ago on Saturday 8th November 1997

Tags

cluelessness indecisiveness micromange over analysis risks risk analysis

Official transcript

The Boss says to Dilbert, "We'll need a risk analysis on this project before I can approve it."

He hands Dilbert some papers. Dilbert types on his computer: Risk 1 Indecisiveness, Risk 2 Overanalysis, Risk 3: Cluelessness, Rik 4: Micromanagement... The Boss says, "I don't understand these risks,."

Dilbert says, "That's number thirty-six."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WELL NEED A RISK ANALYSIS ON THIS PROJECT BEFORE I CAN APPROVE IT.

RISK 1: INDECISIVENESS RISK 2: OVERANALYSIS RISK 3: CLUELESSNESS RISK 4: MICROMANAGEMENT...

CLICK CLICK CLICK I DON'T UNDERSTAND THESE RISKS.

THAT'S NUMBER THIRTY-SIX.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip, originally published in 1997, features Dilbert and his boss discussing risk analysis. The boss requests a risk analysis for a project, which Dilbert agrees to provide. However, when Dilbert presents his analysis, the boss is unimpressed, stating that he doesn't understand the risks listed.

Key Points:

• The comic strip satirizes the often-complex and technical nature of risk analysis.
• The boss's lack of understanding highlights the challenges of communicating complex information to non-experts.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the tendency of professionals to use jargon and technical terms that can be difficult for others to understand.

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