As we all know shit rolls downhill The

As we all know, shit rolls downhill. The following diagram illustrates exactly how this process takes place on a project.

At the top of the hill is the Customer. Generally, the Customer, in one way or another, generates the shit. Customer shit

The shit first reaches the Project Director. But the PD is very adept at smelling shit coming, and says, “I’m a PD, I don’t have to take this shit. ” And so the shit rolls on by. PD

Now the shit reaches the Project Manager. It’s picking up some speed by now, and the PM gets splashed. “Phew, this shit stinks, ” says the PM, “better pass it down. ” PM

So the shit washes over the Engineering Manager, and he gets well dipped in shit. But by this time, the shit has a lot of momentum, and it keeps rolling down. Engineering Manager

And so the shit lands on the Engineer. The Engineer gets covered in it, and spends the entire project swimming in it. Engineer

Design is shielded from the shit by the Crest of Ignorance, which keeps shit from rolling down on them. This ensures that they remain shielded and the Engineer remains submerged. Crest of Ignorance Design

Meanwhile, however, Design discovers more shit as they proceed with the project. Not sure what to do with it, they conceal it in the Cave of Unreported Requirements

After a while, the cave gets filled with shit, and it starts to ferment. Then the Engineer begins to smell hidden shit, and wonders “Dammit, who’s been hiding shit? ” Fermented shit

Eventually, the fermenting shit eats out the gap between the Engineer and the Cave of Unreported Requirements and all the shit flows through the cave and swamps Design who immediately cry out, “The bloody Engineer has dumped all his shit on us” Breach in Cave Roof

So, next time you’re on a project, and you wonder why your whole life on the project seems like shit, and you seem to be getting blamed for all the shit, just refer to the diagram.