Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 5th September 2004

Dilbert//5622, first published 22 years ago on Sunday 5th September 2004

Tags

product development two thirds features reduce scope change request stacks of paper mean unethical passive agressive

Open source transcript

OUR BUDGET WON'T COVER ALL OF THE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT.

WE CAN ONLY DO TWO-THIRDS OF THE FEATURES FOR THAT AMOUNT.

REDUCE THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT BY ONE-THIRD.

BUT.

THEORETICALLY NO.

..DEAR LORD, NO.

IF I LATER GIVE YOU A CHANGE REQUEST TO ADD ONE FEATURE, COULD YOU DO IT FOR THE SAME BUDGET.

ONE?

SURE DATA GOES IN; MANAGEMENT COMES OUT.

ONE?

SURE.

CHANGES ARE FREE.

WHERE DO I PUT THE CHANGE REQUESTS?

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