Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 8th December 1994

Dilbert//2063, first published 32 years ago on Thursday 8th December 1994

Tags

iso 9000 certfication create boring poorly written document big binder copies to dept

Official transcript

Dilbert puts a transparency on an overhead projector and says, "Here's the basic plan for getting our 'ISO 9000' certification."

Dilbert points at the diagram and continues, "Each of you will create an insanely boring, poorly written document. I'll combine them into one big honkin' binder."

Dilbert points to a picture of a man passing a binder to another man and continues, "I'll send copies to all department heads for comment. They will treat it like a dead raccoon and route it to the first passerby."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HERE'S THE BASIC PLAN FOR GETTING OUR "ISO 9000" CERTIFICATION.

EACH OF YOU WILL CREATE AN INSANELY BORING, POORLY WRITTEN DOCUMENT. I'LL COMBINE THEM INTO ONE BIG HONKIN' BINDER.

I'LL SEND COPIES TO ALL DEPARTMENT HEADS FOR COMMENT. THEY WILL TREAT IT LIKE A DEAD RACCOON AND ROUTE IT TO THE FIRST PASSERBY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The ISO 9000 Certification"

Summary:

• The comic strip revolves around Dilbert's frustration with the ISO 9000 certification process.
• He is tasked with creating a "big honkin' binder" that will combine all the poorly written documents into one.
• The goal is to treat the ISO 9000 certification like a dead raccoon and route it to the first passerby.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the bureaucratic red tape and the absurdity of the certification process.

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