Logistics built an asset register for 400 laptops

“We didn't have time to wait for IT.”— Jens, Logistics

Reason:

Allegedly because Sales has a newer spreadsheet. With a roadmap in the README, last touched 88 days ago.

Built by:

Jens, a warehouse supervisor

Build time:

an afternoon, mostly

Built with:

Svelte, which nobody else here writes

Database:

a backup called backup-final-January.zip

Authentication:

CSRF protection was disabled during debugging

Deployment:

deployed from the main branch because branches were confusing

Responsible:

Daniel, until somebody notices

Documentation:

an email with the subject "quick overview"

Security situation:

passwords are stored in a spreadsheet for emergencies

Future disaster:

It will fail five minutes before a board meeting.

Age: 24 days · originally expected to last 4 weeks · 1 owner so far · last meaningful change 24 days ago

Rated common mostly because: €297k per year, 2 departments depend on it, 14% chance of becoming business critical.