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- "World's Greatest Light Bulb Joke" from the column Back End by John C. Dvorak
- in DEC PROFESSIONAL:
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- Q: How many DEC employees does it take to change a light bulb?
- A:
- 2 People - preliminary discussion on concept of change
- 1 Person - devise and write formal bulb architecture
- 2 People - feasibility study and timetable of events
- 2 People - produce four utilities to reduce screw-in time (in addition to the
- electric utility)
- 1 Person - maintain ISO and DEC standards (sockets, voltage, AC/DC)
- 4 People - commonality task force on bulb change
- 15 People - change bulb
- 5 People - perform bulb functional test
- 2 People - perform bulb load test
- 3 People - perform bulb regression test
- 1 Person - perform bulb performance analysis
- 1 Person - perform bulb bottleneck analysis
- 1 Person - follow-up study (bulb merge feasibility)
- 1 Person - interface with Utilities Commission
- 1 Person - interface with users. (Did they want incandescent when we only
- supply non-tunable flourescent point product?) BAX (Bulbs Are
- eXpensive)!
- 5 People - perform BOSE (Build Other Socket Enhancements)
- compatibility/architecture study.
- 3 People - ensure form (round/square, clear/frosted) follows function
- (wattage, 120/240 volts, visible/ultraviolet, flashing,
- flood/spot).
- 3 People - implement temporary alternative bulb socket for already(!?)
- existing, successful, and profitable socket (bulb-in-one).
- 5 People - determine how to market/package/distribute temporary alternative
- bulb socket.
- 10 People - determine how to perform bulb change product split (control:
- switches, dimmers; versus implementation: screw-in torque,
- recovery strategies)
- 1 Person - interface with utilities commission QA group
- 1 Person - submit to BDC (Bulb Distribution Center)
- 1 Person - set up BPR (Bulb Problem Reports) system
- 10 People - answer customer BPRs
- 11 People - football team to challenge bulb changers
- t up BPR (Bulb Problem Reports) system
- 10 People - answer customer BPRs
- 11 People - football team to challenge bulb c