Case Study 1: The Great Coffee Machine Debacle
When the project lead decided to "improve" the coffee machine by replacing the simple, reliable parts with the latest and "greatest" gadgets, things quickly went off the rails. The new machine was a Frankenstein's monster of a device that required a PhD in engineering to operate, and a team of 10 people to keep it running.
The result? 5 hours of meetings to discuss why the machine wouldn't turn on, 3 days of debugging, and 1 team member who quit in frustration. And for what? A coffee machine that still didn't make decent coffee.