Data & Analytics built an office lunch ordering tool

“Git is basically a backup.”— Managing Director

Reason:

Because the existing report is a PDF of a screenshot of Stock_list_new.xlsx. Copied to production via floppy disks.

Built by:

Priya, a controller

Build time:

one weekend

Built with:

WordPress with eleven plugins and one critical shortcode

Database:

the old database because migration is scheduled for Q4

Authentication:

the certificate expired 34 days ago

Deployment:

last deployed 141 days ago

Responsible:

a shared mailbox nobody reads

Documentation:

an email with the subject "quick overview"

Security situation:

the admin URL contains the word secret

Future disaster:

It will process the same invoice 4 times.

Age: 19 days · originally expected to last 3 months · 1 owner so far · survived 1 reorganisation · last meaningful change 19 days ago · original builder left 52 days ago

Rated rare mostly because: 77% chance of becoming business critical, €246k per year, nobody owns it.