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Workshop Survivor

Adrian M. — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 04:01:00 GMT

A business analyst enters a requirements workshop that feels less like a meeting and more like a survival challenge. With 45 minutes, 12 stakeholders, one dry marker, and no shared definition of “simple,” the odds of leaving with a clear requirement seem slim. A funny take on stakeholder chaos, vague language, and the endurance sport known as requirements elicitation.

Requirements Customs Checkpoint

Adrian M. — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 04:52:00 GMT

At Requirements Customs, the business analyst has one simple question: “Anything to declare?” As stakeholders unload bags full of hidden assumptions, legal concerns, edge cases, and “one quick thing,” the cartoon captures a familiar truth of project work: the most dangerous requirements are often the ones nobody mentioned until far too late. A funny take on workshops, missed details, and undeclared project

The MVP Buffet

Adrian M. — Sun, 31 May 2026 04:50:00 GMT

At the Project Scope Buffet, stakeholders pile AI, reporting, mobile apps, redesigns, and “quick enhancements” onto one tiny plate labeled MVP. Nearby, a business analyst tries to confirm that this overloaded feast is somehow still considered the minimum. A funny take on bloated scope, unrealistic priorities, and the magical way “MVP” keeps expanding.

AI Meeting Summarizer — Honesty Mode

Adrian M. — Sun, 24 May 2026 04:46:00 GMT

An executive proudly reviews an AI-generated meeting summary, only to discover that the system has captured the session with painful honesty. Instead of polished corporate language, the summary bluntly reports that no decisions were made, everyone disagreed politely, and ownership is still unclear. A funny take on meetings, AI tools, and the uncomfortable truth behind “productive” collaboration.

The Checkbox Apocalypse

Adrian M. — Sun, 10 May 2026 04:42:00 GMT

A stakeholder points to a tiny checkbox on the screen and calls it a simple change, while the developer reacts like the project is headed toward total destruction. With chaos erupting outside the window, the cartoon captures one of the oldest truths in software delivery: there is no such thing as “just a checkbox.” A funny take on hidden complexity, underestimated requirements, and the painful gap between request and implementation.

Acceptance Criteria Escape Room

Adrian M. — Sun, 03 May 2026 04:39:00 GMT

A requirements team finds itself trapped in an escape room where the only way out is to make the acceptance criteria clear, measurable, and testable. While vague phrases like “intuitive” and “easy to use” cover the walls, the business analyst tries to bring order to the chaos. A funny take on ambiguous requirements, stakeholder workshops, and the eternal struggle to define “done.”

ScopeBurger: Please Place Your Impossible Order

Adrian M. — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:32:00 GMT

A stakeholder pulls up to the ScopeBurger drive-thru and casually orders a “small change” loaded with AI, multilingual support, mobile optimization, and zero timeline impact. At the window, the business analyst responds with the only reasonable question: whether they’d like that with or without consequences. A funny take on scope creep, unrealistic stakeholder expectations, and the everyday absurdity of project work.

When Voice Capture Joins the Requirements Meeting

Adrian M. — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 01:12:00 GMT

A business analyst tries out an AI voice assistant for requirements gathering, only to discover that “search” has somehow become “sharks.” A perfect reminder that automation can be helpful… right up until it enthusiastically misunderstands the assignment

When Developers Build Exactly What You Asked For

Adrian M. — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 04:36:00 GMT

Customer: "This... isn't what I wanted!"

Developer: "But it's exactly what you described!"

It's Just a Checkbox...

Adrian M. — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:15:00 GMT

Caption: "There is no such thing as 'just a checkbox'. It's a UI change, a database upate, and a 12-hour argument."

Developer: "This checkbox changes everything!"

Database Administrator: "It need to update the database!"

Customer 1: "No, it must be defaulted ON!"

Custome 2: "No, it must be OFF by default!"

Scope creep is the only...

Adrian M. — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 23:11:00 GMT

PROJECT SCOPE

Scope Creep!

Caption: "Scope creep is the only thing that grows faster than a developer's coffee tab."

When Bad Specs Meet Literal Robots

Adrian M. — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 23:06:00 GMT

Caption: "Requirements Complete"

AI Robot: "Instructions executed successfully."

UAT Heaven

Adrian M. — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 23:02:00 GMT

Caption: "UAT - Final Build"

Surprised Customer: "Wait... this is exactly what we asked for."

Requirements Summarization

Adrian M. — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 05:06:00 GMT

AI Requirements Assistant: "It's complicated."

Business Analyst: "Our new AI-based requirements assistant successfully summarized your business requirements."

Stakeholder Personas

Adrian M. — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 05:36:00 GMT

Caption: "Stakeholder Personas"

The Visionary
The Skeptic
The Drive-By Approver
The Last-Minute Lawyer

Business Analyst: "We have coverage for all known species!"

A Different Kind of Acceptance Criteria

Adrian M. — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 05:32:00 GMT

Customer: "This feature doesn't feel right."

Business analyst: "Excellent! I'll update the feelings criteria."

Feature to Requirements Traceability

Adrian M. — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 05:24:00 GMT

Customer: "This feature is terrible - can you trace it back?"

Business Analyst: "Yes, I can trace it back to the requirements workshop which ended in a shouting match."

Acceptance Criteria - The Sequel

Adrian M. — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 05:16:00 GMT

Movie title: "Acceptance Criteria 2: Still Not Accepted"

The plot: "It started fine. The criteria just... evolved."

Requirements Forecast

Adrian M. — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 05:04:00 GMT

OFFICE WEATHER FORECAST: 100% Chance of Scope Crep

ADVISORY: Severe 'Quick cChange' front moving in.

Business Analyst: "Should we reschedule PI planning, or just accept nature?"

Requirements Pileup

Adrian M. — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 05:55:00 GMT

REQUIREMENTS

Business Analyst: “Great—now just tell me which of these you are willing to fund.”

Army Requirements Management

Adrian M. — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 19:38:00 GMT

Army Business Analyst: "How do I install the requirements management tool?"

Army Superior: "Son, when the Army wants you to have a requirements tool, you will be issued one."

Sleep-deprived Business Analyst

Adrian M. — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 05:36:00 GMT

Business Analyst: "As a sleep-deprived analyst, I want a double-shot latte so that I can survive the 9 AM requirements workshop."

Barista: "...So doyou want that hot or iced?"

Resolution Backlog

Adrian M. — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 05:32:00 GMT

Business Analyst: “Okay, let’s be realistic and move ‘six-pack abs’ to the Nice-to-Have column.”

Spouse: “I think you should move it to the ‘Fantasy’ column.”

Caption: “Personal backlog grooming, new year's edition.”

Scrum Master Hosting New Year's Party

Adrian M. — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 05:27:00 GMT

Scrum Master: “Yesterday we worked, today we celebrate, blockers include snack shortages and low confetti levels.”

Friend: “Is this a stand-up or the party status report?”

Caption: “When the Scrum Master hosts the New Year’s party.”

Christmas Scope Creep

Adrian M. — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 05:01:00 GMT

Business Analyst: “This was the original design.”

Spouse: “Then everyone added their ‘must-have’ ornaments.”

Caption: “When your Christmas tree suffers from scope creep.”

Importance of Shared Terminology

Adrian M. — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 20:00:00 GMT

Business Analyst: "I said 'LARGE' not 'Enterprise-Scale'..."

Caption: "When you underestimate the importance of shared terminology."

The Requirements Document Has Been Posted

Adrian M. — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 05:24:00 GMT

Business Analyst: "Did you see the great requirements document?"

Manager: "I did see that you posted the requirements document on the project channel. But what's interesting are the customer comments."

Underestimated Story Points

Adrian M. — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 05:53:00 GMT

Sign: "Guests arriving in 10 minutes."

Business Analyst: "Okay, I admit it... I underestimated the effort for a 22-pound turkey."

Son (a kid): "So we're doing a Minimum Viable Dinner?"

Caption: "Underestimating your Thanksgiving story points."

Thanksgiving Requirements Workshop

Adrian M. — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 05:01:00 GMT

Business Analyst: "Before we start eating I'd like to clarify everyone's turkey requirements."

Uncle: "My only requirements is that this workshop ends before turkey gets cold."

Caption: "Thanksgiving Requirements Workshop"

Change Request After Delivery

Adrian M. — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 23:58:00 GMT

Customer: "Great, and now I'd like to add almond milk, caramel, and make it iced."

Caption: "Change Request # 47... after delivery."

Business Analyst Diagnosis

Adrian M. — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 05:09:00 GMT

Doctor: "We think it's burnout."

Buiness Analyst: "Can you show me your root cause analysis?"

Caption: "When the business analyst questions the diagnosis."

Business Analyst Wi-Fi

Adrian M. — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 04:05:00 GMT

Caption: "Honey, I think our new neighbor is a Business Analyst. His Wi-Fi SSID name is Scope_Creep_Detected."

Business Analyst in the Military

Adrian M. — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 22:58:00 GMT

Commander to Business Analyst: "Hey boot, you better get familiar with these military terms."

Terms Sheet:

"Boot - junior business analyst

Chewed Up - receied a bad performance review

Good Idea Fairy - when you keep offering bad ideas

Soup Sandwitch - you made a mess."

Caption: "Business Analyst in the Military"

Business Analyst Vital Signs

Adrian M. — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 04:42:00 GMT

Doctor to the business analyst: "His requirements traceability is stable, but stakeholder alignment is dropping fast."

Caption: "Keeping the business analyst alive with real-time metrics."

When the Business Analyst Becomes a Police Officer

Adrian M. — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 04:22:00 GMT

The Police Officer (ex Business Analyst) is saying:

"GIVEN a 30 miles per hour speed zone

WHEN a car exceed 50 miles per hour

THEN we stop them AND give them a ticket."

Future Business Analyst (BA) Ancestry

Adrian M. — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:36:00 GMT

Business Analyst's (BA) ancestry results:

"Ancestry.com

Your Results:
Tesla 60%
iRobot 20%
OpenAI 10%
Anthropic 5%
Unknown 5%"

Requirements Emergency

Adrian M. — Sun, 28 Sep 2025 19:19:00 GMT

Dispatcher: "911, what's your emergency?"

Business Analyst: "I need help finishing the requirements document."

Dispatcher: "This line is only for emergencies."

Business Analyst: "This is an emergency! My boss is in town and wants to review the requirements."

Sign: "911 DISPATCH"

AI-Driven Future of Software Development

Adrian M. — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 04:14:00 GMT

Business User to Requirements AI Chatbot: "I don't know anything about banking, so please create the requirements for a banking system."

Systems Analyst to Design AI Chatbot: "I don't have systems analysis experience, so create the design for these requirements for a banking system."

Data Analyst Birthday

Adrian M. — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 19:21:00 GMT

Data Analyst Co-workers: "Happy Birthday! Your KPI for today is cake slices per minute."

Thank you to Rita Fainshtein for the cartoon concept!

Gut-Driven Design Decisions (GDDD)

Adrian M. — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 04:37:00 GMT

Technical Manager: "That was a terrible design decision."

Business Analyst: "Well... you told me to trust my gut, but the thing can't even handle mil, much less important design decisions."

Entry-Level Software Engineer

Adrian M. — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:56:00 GMT

Billboard: "Entry-Level Software Engineer - Must have 2 years of experience."

Softare Engineering Graduate: "Guess I'll just time-travel to the future..."

BA Job: Prompt Engineering?

Adrian M. — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:19:00 GMT

Caption: "Audit by Human Resources"

HR Rep: "Tell me what you do as a Business Analyst."

BA: "I request ChatGPT for interview questions and then I ask those questions to our stakeholders."

HR Rep: "So why do we need you?"

BA: "It's called prompt engineering!"

No Code Experience

Adrian M. — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 23:35:00 GMT

Resume: "Experience: AI-generated code from ChatGPT."

Computer Science Graduate 1: "I didn't code it..."

Computer Science Graduate 2: "Just say you're AI savvy?"

Database Geek

Adrian M. — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 03:14:00 GMT

Database Geek: "Want to see my super-complex SQL statement collection?"

Cartoon Republished under CC-BY-3.0 license - created by Geek & Poke

High-Level Ambiguous Requirements

Adrian M. — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 23:39:00 GMT

Business Executive: "Here are some high-level ambiguous requirements. I need an estimate by tomorrow."

Business Analyst: "Ambiguous you say? I can give you the estimate now: $5,000,000."

Business Executive: "Is that an accurate estimate?"

Business Analyst: "As accurate as your requirements."

THANK YOU to Valters Veiss for the cartoon idea.

Requirements Prioritization

Adrian M. — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 04:01:00 GMT

Title: "Requirements Prioritization"

Pane 1

Developer: "This requirements I can implement by next week."
Project Manager: "I'll mark that high-priority."

Pane 2

Developer: "This one is complex and it will take months."
Project Manager: "I'll mark that low-priority."

Caption: "When the developer and project manager partner to prioritize requirements."

Navigating Requirements

Adrian M. — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 04:01:00 GMT

Title: "Humor: Navigating Requirements"

Customer: "I asked for clarity, not cartography."

Consultant: "And I'm charging cartographer rates for every undocumented territory."

Principles of Good Software Design

Adrian M. — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 04:01:00 GMT

Developer to Developer: "Don't repeat yourself! Don't repeat yourself! Don't repeat yourself!"

Caption: "Sometimes you have to convince your colleagues to follow basic principles of good software design."

Cartoon Republished under CC-BY-3.0 license - created by Geek & Poke

No More Freebie System Changes

Adrian M. — Sun, 06 Jul 2025 04:01:00 GMT

Title: "No More Freebie System Changes"

Business Executive: "Sales told me they are not allowed to submit freebies anymore?"

Tech Project Manager: "Correct - impulse changes now face a 20% luxury tax."

Stunning Business Status Dashboard

Adrian M. — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 04:01:00 GMT

Business Executive: "So what's the business status?"

Data Analyst: "I don't know, but I just made a stunning dashboard as you requested."

Many THANKS to Rita Fainshtein for the cartoon concept.