Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 26th October 2010

Dilbert//7864, first published sixteen years ago on Tuesday 26th October 2010

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project plan failure slide complicated trade show vortex of failure

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "Our project plan is so complicated that failure is assured."

Dilbert says, "But complexity is too abstract for you to manage, so instead you will spray me energy into the vortex of failure."

Dilbert says, "Go."

The Boss says, "I need you to finish it six weeks sooner for a trade show."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR PROJECT PLAN IS SO COMPLICATED THAT FAILURE IS ASSURED.

BUT COMPLEXITY IS TOO ABSTRACT FOR YOU TO MANAGE, SO INSTEAD YOU WILL SPRAY MY ENERGY INTO THE VORTEX OF FAILURE.

GO.

I NEED YOU TO FINISH IT SIX WEEKS SOONER FOR A TRADE SHOW.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Complexity Conundrum"

Summary:

• The comic strip depicts a meeting where a manager presents a complex project plan, emphasizing its intricacy as a guarantee of success.
• A coworker, however, suggests that the plan's complexity is too abstract for others to manage, and that it will spray energy into the "vortex of failure."
• The manager responds by asking the coworker to finish the project six weeks sooner for a trade show, highlighting the tension between the desire for success and the need for practicality.

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