CEO Office built a data export tool that exports everything

“We didn't have time for a ticket.”— Miriam, CEO Office

Reason:

Mainly because the test account belongs to Miriam from a key account manager. With a roadmap in the README, last touched 141 days ago.

Built by:

Miriam, an intern

Build time:

4 evenings

Built with:

Next.js, because the tutorial used it

Database:

a CSV that gets overwritten every Wednesday

Authentication:

the security model is "nobody knows this URL"

Deployment:

behind a domain that still contains the word demo

Responsible:

nobody. It has no owner.

Documentation:

an email chain containing the phrase "see below" 4 times

Security situation:

the firewall rule is labelled TEMP

Future disaster:

It will be presented to management as evidence that shadow IT must stop.

Age: 2.3 years · originally expected to last 3 months · 3 owners so far · last meaningful change 823 days ago · original builder left 497 days ago

Rated common mostly because: nobody owns it, the builder has left, 19 users.