Roadmap Arithmetic Meets Budget Reality

Description

A Pawn Stars-style negotiation meme shows two men behind a shop counter with large white impact text. The top text reads, "VP OF ENG: WITH YOUR PRODUCT ROADMAP, WE'LL NEED TO GROW THE TECH TEAM BY 200%" and the bottom text reads, "CEO: BEST I CAN DO IS 5 BUCKS." The humor comes from the gap between engineering capacity planning and executive budget constraints, where an ambitious roadmap is treated like something to haggle over rather than staff realistically.

Common Tags

ProductRoadmap EngineeringManagement ManagementVsEngineering BudgetConstraints ResourceAllocation UnrealisticExpectations CorporateIrony ProductManagement SoftwareEstimation StakeholderExpectations

Comments

Anonymous ★ Top Pick The roadmap needs horizontal scaling; the budget allocator returned HTTP 402 with a coupon code.

Anonymous ★ Top Pick

The roadmap needs horizontal scaling; the budget allocator returned HTTP 402 with a coupon code.
@SamsonovAnton 3y

— Yo, dawg! We heard your team of 3 developers cannot keep up with 2 project managers, so we hired 2 more managers to help you with time management. — 🤦‍♂
1. @gistrec 3y
  
  It was funny until it wasn't 😢
@Eugene1319 3y

Thanks, I'm going to code something this evening. Work isn't enough
1. dev_meme 3y
  
  Same same
2. dev_meme 3y
  
  May the power of focusing be with you
  
  @Eugene1319 3y
  
  That's definitely true. I don't know how it works, but on Friday evenings I may be more focused...
  
  @SamsonovAnton 3y
  
  ... on getting a life. 😁
  
  @Eugene1319 3y
  
  Is there the advanced book on this subject? With some algorithms, schemas
  
  @SamsonovAnton 3y
  
  It's that simple. Just apply 3 drops of Felix Felicis in the morning, and you will be fine.