This video would have been so much funnier if it wasn’t so true. This is one of the main reasons I don’t want to work for a large company – neither be employed by one, nor have one as a client.
The simpler the thing that needs to be done, the more people participate and feel competent. This is also known as Parkinson’s Law or a bike shed discussion.
This brought back some memories from my previous life managing IT projects. Death by committee and conference call! Love it.