Master Data Management built a resource allocation tool

“It's technically not production.”— HR Generalist

Reason:

Because the temporary solution has survived 7 managers. With 2 users, one of whom is the CEO.

Built by:

Elena, an intern

Build time:

an afternoon, mostly

Built with:

WordPress with eleven plugins

Database:

a CSV that gets overwritten every Tuesday

Authentication:

the password manager is someone's browser

Deployment:

behind a domain registered for €5 during a workshop

Responsible:

a Teams channel with 3 active members

Documentation:

a screenshot of a photographed whiteboard

Security situation:

the data protection officer does not know it exists

Future disaster:

It will cause Procurement to ask "what vendor?".

Age: 1.4 years · originally expected to last 3 weeks · 2 owners so far · survived 1 reorganisation · last meaningful change 508 days ago

Rated rare mostly because: 825 users, alive 24x longer than intended, €15k per year.