I've altered the title. I can see how it upset some people expecting it to contain some SQL magic.

This happens all the time. Anyone that says this doesn't happen in 2010, or that it's obvious you communicate with the business, or agile solves this, is full of crap. Good people with good communication skills and willing to try and work with others solve these issues. Too often in all phases of business, not just technology, we don't have those people.

I debated about how to phrase it and run it, and in the end like what Stephen had done. It's a well written reminder that there's more to our jobs than code.