Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 27th May 2001
Dilbert//4425, first published 25 years ago on Sunday 27th May 2001
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recommend vendor internal debvelopers play out outside vendor clueless weasel begin work sign contract internal weasels complain use steaming mounds worthless code plan too much practiced yesterday
Official transcript
Dilbert stands before the Boss giving a presentation. Dilbert says, "...And that's why I recommend using this vendor."
The Boss asks, "Why don't we use our internal developers?"
Dilbert replies, "Let me explain how this will play out."
Dilbert begins drawing a diagram on the board. Dilbert says, "Step One: We select an outside vendor because our internal developers are clueless weasels."
Dilbert continues, "Step Two: We sign a contract and begin work."
Dilbert says, "Step Three: Our internal weasels complain to our VP and she order us to use them."
Dilbert continues drawing a complex diagram on the board. Dilbert says, "Step Four: The outside vendor sues us while our weasels grunt out steaming mounds of worthless code."
Dilbert returns home to Dogbert. Dilbert asks Dogbert, "Do I plan too much?"
Dogbert says, "Is this the conversation we practiced yesterday?"
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
...AND THAT'S WHY I RECOMMEND USING THIS VENDOR.
WHY DON'T WE USE OUR INTERNAL DEVELOPERS?
LET ME EXPLAIN HOW THIS WILL PLAY OUT.
STEP ONE: WE SELECT AN OUTSIDE VENDOR BECAUSE OUR INTERNAL DEVELOPERS ARE CLUELESS LEASELS.
#! STEP TWO: WE SIGN A CONTRACT AND BEGIN WORK.
STEP THREE: OUR INTERNAL WEASELS COMPLAIN TO OUR VP AND SHE ORDERS US TO USE THEM.
STEP FOUR: THE OUTSIDE VENDOR SUES US WHILE OUR WEASELS GRUNT OUT STEAMING MOUNDS OF WORTHLESS CODE.
DO I PLAN TOO MUCH?
IS THIS THE CONVERSATION WE PRACTICED YESTERDAY?
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