One of the IT people at a client’s office had this Dilbert cartoon taped to her desk and it fits exactly what it is I do the majority of the day at my “real” job. I’m not familiar with the characters so I’m not sure who the triangle-hair lady is or the other guy that kind of looks like me but here’s what they’re saying:
Update: I just found out the names of the characters: They’re Alice and Ted.
Alice: I’ll need to know your requirements before I start to design the software.
Alice: First of all, what are you trying to accomplish?
Ted: I’m trying to make you design my software.
Alice: I mean what are you trying to accomplish with the software?
Ted: I don’t know what I can accomplish until you tell me what the software can do.
Alice: Try to get this concept through your thick skull. The software can do whatever I design it to do!
Ted: [blank expression]
Ted: Can you design it to tell you my requirements?
If anyone can link me to the original display of this comic on the web, please let me know. I think I might get it printed if possible.
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Alice is the software engineer and I believe that Ted is in marketing.
Don’t those roles fit pretty good?
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