IT (yes, really) built a parking space allocation app

“Google probably handles that.”— Plant Manager

Reason:

Because the approval requires 5 people for a €8,600 purchase. With 21 users and zero documentation.

Built by:

Kevin, the management assistant

Build time:

5 hours 52 minutes

Built with:

Vue, for personal reasons

Database:

a SharePoint list with 86,295 items

Authentication:

the admin password is Priya123

Deployment:

on a VM created for a workshop in 2022

Responsible:

Sofia, because everyone else refused

Documentation:

a calendar invite description from April

Security situation:

the encryption key is in the source code

Future disaster:

It will email the entire customer list to one customer.

Age: 7.1 years · originally expected to last 3 months · 6 owners so far · survived 3 reorganisations · last meaningful change 420 days ago

Rated common mostly because: alive 29x longer than intended, older than the department using it, €20k per year.