Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 9th December 2007

Dilbert//6812, first published nineteen years ago on Sunday 9th December 2007

Tags

cost estimate user requirements estimate go over budget fired number ten million dollars know cost input

Official transcript

"I need a cost estimate on your project."

"I have no idea I haven't even gathered the user requirements."

"Don't worry I won't hold you to the estimate."

"Yes you will. You will put it in the plan, forget we had this conversation, and fire me when I go over budget."

"Give me a number or I'll fire you right now."

"Okay, it will cost ten million dollars."

"That's too high."

"If you already know the cost why are you asking me?"

"So you'll feel like you had input."

"Is input supposed to feel this bad?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I NEED A COST ESTIMATE ON YOUR PROJECT I HAVE NO IDEA.

I HAVEN'T EVEN GATHERED THE USER REQUIREMENTS.

DON'T WORRY. I WON'T HOLD YOU TO THE ESTIMATE.

YES YOU WILL.

YOU WILL PUT IT IN THE PLAN, FORGET WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION, AND FIRE ME WHEN I GO OVER BUDGET.

GIVE ME A NUMBER OR I'LL FIRE YOU RIGHT NOW.

OKAY, IT WILL COST TEN MILLION DOLLARS.

THAT'S TOO HIGH.

IF YOU ALREADY KNOW THE CORE YOUN ASKING ME?

SO YOULL FEEL LIKE YOU HAD INPUT.

IS INPUT SUPPOSED TO FEEL THIS BAD?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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