Friday, August 31, 2007

Programmer/Project Manager

A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reducesheight and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further andshouts, 'Excuse me, can you help me? I promised my friend I Would meet himhalf an hour ago, but I don't know where I am.'

The man below says, 'Yes. You are in a hot air balloon, Hoveringapproximately 30 feet above this field. You are between 40 and 42 degreesNorth 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 Technicallycorrect, but I have no idea what to make of your Information and the factis 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 aregoing. You have made a promise which you have no idea how to Keep, and youexpect me to solve your problem.'

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