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The Wetware Crisis: The Thermocline of Truth (2008) (brucefwebster.com)
herodoturtle 1 days ago [-]
> In many large or even medium-sized IT projects, there exists a thermocline of truth, a line drawn across the organizational chart that represents a barrier to accurate information regarding the project’s progress. Those below this level tend to know how well the project is actually going; those above it tend to have a more optimistic (if unrealistic) view.

I wonder if this is unique to IT projects. Could folks from different industries comment?

As an aside, when I read "wetware", I am immediately reminded of this iconic line: "Burn's wetware matches her software"

This is Hacker News after all!

datadrivenangel 18 hours ago [-]
Shooting the messenger has been talked about for thousands of years since at least the ancient Greeks.
semv3r 23 hours ago [-]
This is tragically relatable (and as relevant today as when it was written, if not more so).
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