Dog Shelter Team built a sales dashboard nobody asked for

“The data isn't that sensitive.”— Nadia, Dog Shelter Team

Reason:

Honestly? Because nobody could find the right SharePoint folder in 43 minutes of looking. Presented in a town hall as "innovation".

Built by:

Nadia, a controller

Build time:

9 evenings

Built with:

Google Apps Script

Database:

a SharePoint list that started as a temporary workaround

Authentication:

the reset password button emails the old password back

Deployment:

deployed by dragging files into an FTP client

Responsible:

Marco, informally

Documentation:

a Confluence page marked "draft", last edited 411 days ago

Security situation:

the cookie banner is the security feature

Future disaster:

It will be the only application that still works during the migration.

Age: 52 days · originally expected to last 3 months · 1 owner so far · last meaningful change 52 days ago

Rated common mostly because: €93k per year, 20 users.