The CEO's Assistant built a launch checklist

“It's just a script.”— Ravi, The CEO's Assistant

Reason:

Mainly because the API documentation says "ask Anja". Renamed three times to avoid attention.

Built by:

Ravi, a field technician

Build time:

one weekend

Built with:

React, Vite and unreasonable confidence

Database:

a nightly CSV export emailed to Tobias

Authentication:

authorization is handled in the UI

Deployment:

on a Raspberry Pi in the server room

Responsible:

an external agency with no contract on file

Documentation:

two architecture diagrams that disagree

Security situation:

the penetration test account had global admin

Future disaster:

It will get its own budget line before it gets an owner.

Age: 14 days · originally expected to last 4 weeks · 2 owners so far · last meaningful change 14 days ago · original builder left 51 days ago

Rated common mostly because: 2 accidental connections, €61k per year, nobody owns it.