Requirments Vs Bob

[alreadypacked]

Client: “Our next requirement, this is something big, you know, we need an elephant…”
Vendor : but why don’t you adjust with a buffalo, even it is big…. and black?”

C No, we need only elephant, let me explain our current process……………..” (client explains for an hour)
V :Fine, i understand ur requirement. But our system supports only buffalo…

C:..We need only elephant!
V: OK.. Let me see if i can customize”


Requirement taken : Client wants a big black four legged animal, long tail, less hair. Having trunk is mandatory.
The same was documented, signed off in contract agreement



At the Design Development Centre,
Design/Development – Based on requirement all features are supported in base product (as buffalo) , for trunk alone a separate customization is done.

Finally the customization is shown to client


client looks ....


So what i don't have an Elephant? - Jokeroo

[SimonMac]

Client: “Our next requirement, this is something big, you know, we need an elephant…”
Vendor : but why don’t you adjust with a buffalo, even it is big…. and black?”

C No, we need only elephant, let me explain our current process……………..” (client explains for an hour)
V :Fine, i understand ur requirement. But our system supports only buffalo…

C:..We need only elephant!
V: OK.. Let me see if i can customize”


Requirement taken : Client wants a big black four legged animal, long tail, less hair. Having trunk is mandatory.
The same was documented, signed off in contract agreement



At the Design Development Centre,
Design/Development – Based on requirement all features are supported in base product (as buffalo) , for trunk alone a separate customization is done.

Finally the customization is shown to client


client looks ....


So what i don't have an Elephant? - Jokeroo

Erm, at least the post looks nice an colourful

[Spacecadet]

Erm, at least the post looks nice an colourful

did you not click on the link at the bottom?

[SimonMac]

did you not click on the link at the bottom?

Yes I did, I was just surprised so much effort was put in for such a poor pay off

[mudskipper]

I thought it was quite amusing.

[Gentile]

[Mich the Tester]

Big design up front simply doesn't work.

[OwlHoot]

Big design up front simply doesn't work.

WHS - Seen it (not) happen _so_ many times.

And if a project like that ever limps to completion it's a three-legged donkey more likely than not.

[Mich the Tester]

WHS - Seen it (not) happen _so_ many times.

And if a project like that ever limps to completion it's a three-legged donkey more likely than not.

I think waterfall was dying until the rise of outsourcing.

[Spacecadet]

It could be seen from the other side:

Business Analyst: We need an animal and we need it live by tomorrow
Developer: OK

Next day...

BA: Can you make it brown and vegetarian, the client is complaining, need it ASAP please
Dev: OK

Day after...

BA: It needs to be a bit bigger and it would be really good if it could tulip fertilizer, you don’t mind working late to get this done do you just the client is really kicking off about this
Dev: Fine, whatever

The next morning...

BA: It needs a trunk and big ears, it was supposed to be in the original spec sorry
Dev: Oh FFS