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Home > Catalogue > Silver Bullet

Silver Bullet

Also Known As

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Summary

It’s seen with the last way of killing all the problems in an organization.

Context

This anti-pattern is a metaphor, which means a technique or tool capable of solving the problems and improving productivity.

Symptoms and Consequences

  • Adoption of something that went good in other(s) organization(s).
  • Unrealistic expectations.
  • It’s seen as a shortcut.
  • Big desolation.
  • Waste of time and money.

Causes

  • Big improvement from a competitor.
  • Big expectations from the manager and the team.
  • Fake balance of the problem.

Solution

  • Having a healthy skepticism.
  • Try to improve which is already established.
  • Do a trade-off.

Notes

It is like Ultimate Weapon, but this is more famous.

Related Anti-patterns

Ultimate Weapon

Sources

[BRO'86], [MUR'21]