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Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 30th November 2017

Dilbert//10456, first published nine years ago on Thursday 30th November 2017

If We Are Off By One Percent


Tags

projection, prediction, finances, big business, guess, estimate, obliviousness


Official transcript

Dilbert: According to my highly unreliable forecast, we're on the right track. But if even one of my seventeen assumptions is off by one percent, we are doomed. The obvious conclusion is that... Board: We're nailing it!

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

ACCORDING TO MY HIGHLY UNRELIABLE FORECAST, WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK.

BUT IF EVEN ONE OF MY SEVENTEEN ASSUMPTIONS IS OFF BY 1%, WE ARE DOOMED.

THE OBVIOUS CONCLUSION IS THAT ...

WE'RE NAILING IT!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


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