Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 2nd May 1999

Dilbert//3669, first published 27 years ago on Sunday 2nd May 1999

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take six months time line leadership made me unmotivated foreseen or unforseen wally is dysfunctional schedule is random looks mad

Official transcript

The Boss points to a board that says, "Time Line."

He says, "The project will take six months..."

He continues, "Unless there are unforeseen problems."

Dilbert raises his hand and says, "Question."

Dilbert says to the Boss, "Your leadership has made me unmotivated."

Dilbert asks, "Is that considered foreseen or unforeseen?"

Dilbert continues, pointing at Wally, "And Wally is dysfunctional on many levels."

Wally agrees, "I really am."

Dilbert asks, "Was that foreseen? Or are you saying the schedule is random?"

Dilbert turns to Alice and says, "He looks mad."

Alice says, "I didn't see that coming."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE PROJECT WILL TAKE SIX MONTHS TIME LINE UNLESS THERE ARE UNFORESEEN PROBLEMS.

TIM LIN QUESTION.

YOUR LEADERSHIP HAS MADE ME UNMOTIVATED.

IS THAT CONSIDERED FORESEEN OR UNFORESEEN?

AND WALLY IS DYSFUNCTIONAL ON MANY LEVELS.

I REALLY AM.

WAS THAT FORESEEN?

OR ARE YOU SAYING THE SCHEDULE IS RANDOM!

HE LOOKS MAD.

I DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Project's Timeline"

Summary:

• The comic strip depicts a meeting where a project's timeline is discussed.
• The project manager, Dilbert, is shown presenting a timeline to his team.
• Wally, a team member, is skeptical about the timeline and asks if it is "foreseen or unforeseen."
• The project manager responds that the timeline is "dysfunctional on many levels," implying that it is not reliable.
• Wally then asks if the schedule is random, and the project manager replies that he looks mad, implying that the schedule is not well-planned.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the common practice of creating unrealistic project timelines and the challenges of managing complex projects.

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