Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 12th October 2014

Dilbert//9311, first published twelve years ago on Sunday 12th October 2014

Tags

budgets, deadlines, logic, obliviousness, projects, reasoning, software upgrade, rolled out, estimated finish date, same way, failure, on budget

Official transcript

Coworker: The software upgrade will be written and rolled out in three months. Dilbert: Has any project of this complexity ever been completed by the estimated finish date? Coworker: Not yet. We're confident we'll be the first. Dilbert: Is that because you're doing things differently from all of those who went before and failed? Coworker: No. We're doing things exactly the same way as the people who failed. Dilbert: Do you see what I'm getting at? Coworker: No, not really. And we expect to be on budget. Wally: Snork!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE WILL BE WRITTEN AND ROLLED OUT IN THREE MONTHS HAS ANY PROJECT OF THIS COMPLEXITY EVER BEEN COMPLETED BY THE ESTIMATED FINISH DATE?

NOT YET. WE'RE CONFIDENT WELL BE THE FIRST.

IS THAT BECAUSE YOU'RE DOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY FROM ALL OF THOSE WHO WENT BEFORE AND FAILED?

NO. WE'RE DOING THINGS EXACTLY THE SAME WAY AS THE PEOPLE WHO FAILED.

DO YOU SEE WHAT I'M GETTING AT?

NO, NOT REALLY.

AND WE

TO BE ON BUDGET.

SNORK!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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