Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 8th December 2009

Dilbert//7542, first published seventeen years ago on Tuesday 8th December 2009

Tags

technology changing competition submitting management delays

Official transcript

The Boss says, "After eight months, senior management finally approved your project plan."

Dilbert says, "It's too late. All of the technology has changed and our competitors have leapfrogged us."

The Boss says, "Maybe you could write a new plan."

Dilbert says, "Or we could get the same result by resubmitting this one."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

AFTER EIGHT MONTHS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT FINALLY APPROVED YOUR PROJECT PLAN.

IT'S TOO LATE. ALL OF THE TECHNOLOGY HAS CHANGED AND OUR COMPETITORS HAVE LEAPFROGGED US.

MAYBE YOU COULD WRITE A NEW PLAN.

OR WE COULD GET THE SAME RESULT BY RESUBMITTING THIS ONE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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