Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 31st October 1999

Dilbert//3851, first published 27 years ago on Sunday 31st October 1999

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seven silo teams merge them coherent plan mutually exclusive deciding startegy losers silo teams

Official transcript

The boss is following Dilbert to a desk. The boss says, "Here are the strategies from our seven silo teams."

They sit down and the boss says, "Your job is to merge them into a coherent company plan."

Dilbert says, "These are all mutually exclusive."

Dilbert continues... "I'd have to totally change them to make them coherent."

Dilbert goes on... "In effect, I would be deciding the strategy for the entire company."

The boss says, "That's okay."

Dilbert replies, "It is?"

The boss walks off thinking, "No one ever reads it anyway."

Dilbert, at his computer thinks, "I feel sorry for those losers on the silo teams."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HERE ARE THE STRATEGIES FROM OUR SEVEN SILO TEAMS.

YOUR JOB IS TO MERGE THEM INTO A COHERENT COMPANY PLAN.

THESE ARE ALL MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE.

I'D HAVE TO TOTALLY CHANGE THEM TO MAKE THEM COHERENT IN EFFECT, I WOULD BE DECIDING THE STRATEGY FOR THE ENTIRE COMPANY.

THAT'S OKAY.

IT IS?

NO ONE EVER READS IT ANYWAY.

I FEEL SORRY FOR THOSE LOSERS ON THE SILO TEAMS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Coherent Company Plan"

Summary:

The comic strip follows the conversation between Dilbert and his boss, who is trying to merge the seven silo teams into a coherent company plan. The boss explains that the teams are all mutually exclusive, but Dilbert is skeptical, pointing out that no one has ever read the plan anyway.

The boss becomes frustrated with Dilbert's lack of cooperation and decides to change the teams to make them coherent. However, Dilbert is not convinced that this will solve the problem and feels sorry for those who will be affected by the changes.

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the idea of trying to create a coherent company plan when the teams are not working together effectively. It highlights the challenges of implementing change and the importance of communication and collaboration in achieving success.

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