Finance built an OKR tracker abandoned in week three

“The data isn't that sensitive.”— Regional Sales Lead

Reason:

Honestly? Because nobody could find the right SharePoint folder in 51 minutes of looking. With dark mode and no error handling.

Built by:

Elena, a key account manager

Build time:

2 hours 48 minutes

Built with:

Streamlit

Database:

a production snapshot from November because restore testing felt risky

Authentication:

SSO, but only for Thomas

Deployment:

deployed Monday at 11:51

Responsible:

Bastian, who only knows the frontend

Documentation:

comments in the code, in a second language

Security situation:

the session never expires

Future disaster:

It will cause Regional Sales Lead to request an immediate status meeting.

Age: 3.3 years · originally expected to last 3 months · 2 owners so far · survived 1 reorganisation · last meaningful change 19 days ago

Rated common mostly because: €87k per year, alive 14x longer than intended, 1 accidental connections.