Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 7th December 2009

Dilbert//7541, first published seventeen years ago on Monday 7th December 2009

Tags

estimating mocking indifference ignorance budgets

Official transcript

Ellen says, "I need a budget estimate for my project, but I don't have a scope or a design for it yet."

Dilbert says, "Okay, my estimate is $3,583,729."

Ellen says, "You don't know anything about my project."

Dilbert says, "That makes two of us."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I NEED A BUDGET ESTIMATE FOR MY PROJECT, BUT I DON'T HAVE A SCOPE OR A DESIGN FOR IT YET.

OKAY, MY ESTIMATE IS #3,583, 729.

YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT MY PROJECT.

THAT MAKES TWO OF US.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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