John D. Mitchell's Blog

Communicating Conundrum

Kim Burchett posted a great story illustrating the Misunderstandings that happen in the software business. Hilarious, in a sad, scary, and all too true way.

Comments

• It is funny and it perhaps does happen but not always. Occassionally something
  different happens too.

  Picture this description from a customer: A rope hung high up on a tree, with my
  head in the noose and a broom (or something similar) up my (developer/programmer's) behind.

  The project leader (self-styled) interprets it as: A rope hung high up on a tree,
  with my head in the noose but replaces the broom scenario with himself sitting
  on a chair beneath the tree in the shade with a girl straddling him.

  Posted by: rsm0001 on March 29, 2005 at 10:03 AM

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