Friday, August 7, 2009

NakkuBidi

Architect: Why are you asking me to estimate more these days?

Manager: There is a drive for productivity improvement from the management.

Architect: So...

Manager: We estimate more and finish early – That’s how we show savings....

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VP (Manufacturing) as an improvement we should maintain docs online in computers

VP (IT) As an improvement we should document on a black board

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Employee: We can use a term like "Ulithaya" (Kannada word for saving) for Savings

Manager: we can't use that word

Employee: why not? we are using a word like Kaizen (Japanese for improvement) which hardly anyone understand

Manager: Kaizen is a foreign word.... come up with something in Greek, Latin or Japanese

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Manager: I need a design for storing data

Employee: We can store data in CSV format

Manager: Any other idea

Employee: we can copy data in text format, build an interface using latest MOSS and .net technology, export data into the warehouse, develop Service Oriented Architecture, Interface with SAP, develop web service which will send data using RSS feed, a client interface written using Rich Internet Application will write data in CSV format.

Manager: Wow! this is what I call an architecture

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IT Employee: Why are we writing on white board instead of documenting on our computer?

IT Manager: That’s how we capture Kaizen...

IT Employee: wow! A Kaizen struck me... why don’t we train our staff in computers?

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Customer visiting workplace: why are you writing on a black board?

IT Manager: that’s how we capture our ideas

Customer: I though you are an IT organization and know how to use computers

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