In a meeting with:
1) Recently promoted Windowsy programmer - now a project / department manager. I actually hired him years ago when we needed a windows guy.
2) MF programmer / subject matter expert in the old system, to be primary programmer / power user in new environment.
#1 and #2 are in charge of formulating the needs of the system since it is replacing their current MF based workflow.
3) Executive "advisor".
Meeting is wrapping up.
I had just spent the last hour describing a previous system I had written, going through the data flow and some screen shots of the front-end app.
#1 says warm fuzzy things about going forward to the next step. Says something that strikes me a particularly Dilbertish.
I GRIN.
He look at me: What?!
I reply: Sorry, I just flashed on a Dilbert comic.
#1 - I hope I'm not the PHB!
Me: Nope, worse. You're the marketing director.
#2 quotes the punch-line.
Tell me what you can do so I can tell you what I want.