IT (yes, really) built Excel, but in React

“It's more of a prototype.”— HR Generalist

Reason:

Allegedly because Suppliers_new2_final_FINAL.xlsm finally crashed at 08:06. With 118 users and zero documentation.

Built by:

Katrin, an intern

Build time:

an afternoon, mostly

Built with:

Power Apps, licensed to one employee

Database:

a backup called backup-final-April.zip

Authentication:

MFA is enabled for 3 people

Deployment:

on a VM created for a workshop in 2020

Responsible:

a project group that technically no longer exists

Documentation:

a Slack message saying "I'll document this later"

Security situation:

the admin page is protected by not linking to it

Future disaster:

It will email the entire customer list to one customer.

Age: 4.6 years · originally expected to last 3 months · 2 owners so far · survived 1 reorganisation · last meaningful change 19 days ago

Rated rare mostly because: €1.1m per year, 86% chance of becoming business critical, 131 users.