How S/W industry works..
Saturday, November 04, 2006
A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reduces height and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts, "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised my friend I Would meet him half an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."
The man below says, "Yes. You are in a hot air balloon, Hovering approximately 30 feet above this field. You are between 40 and 42 degrees north latitude, and between 58 and 60 degrees West Longitude."
"You must be a programmer" says the balloonist. "I am" replies the man. "How did you know?"
"Well" says the balloonist, "everything you have told me is Technically correct, but I have no idea what to make of your Information and the fact is I am still lost."
The man below says, "You must be a project manager." "Yes, I am" replies the balloonist, "but how did you know?"
"Well" says the man, "you don't know where you are, or where You are going. You have made a promise which you have no idea how to Keep, and you expect me to solve your problem."
