A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reduces height and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts: "Excuse me, can you help me?" "I promised my friend that I would meet him in a hour, but I don't know where I am, can you help me?."
The man below says, "Yes, you are in a hot air balloon, hovering approximately 30 feet above this field. You are between 40 and 42 degrees North Latitude, and between 58 and 60 degrees west longitude."
The balloonist replies, "you must be a programmer".
"Well, yes I am, how did you know"?
"Well everything you just said was technically correct, but I have no idea what to make of your information, and the fact is I am still lost."
The man on the ground cracks a smile and exclaims, "You must be a project manager."
In response the balloonist, in amazement exclaims, " You are a smart man, how did you know"?
"Well here is how it is: you don't know where you are or where you are going, You have made a promise which you have no idea how to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem. The fact is you are in the same position you are now as you were when we met, but it is now somehow my fault."
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