Decision by committee, design by committee, death by committee

Pop quiz hotshot. How many people does it take to design and build a web site for a large corporation?

A) 5
B) 30
C) 200
D) 1000 monkeys

If you picked C, you my friend are a winner.

Here's whats happening. Company X is in need of a site, a site that allows consumers to interact with the company in what is hopefully a mutually satisfying fashion. A site that provides seamless movement across the company's many areas of specialization.

Then it goes to committee and it all goes to hell.

Here's a link to an article about one man who tried to take on this kind of design process, and the horrors he's suffering now. Give it a read. We've all been there. Or we'll be there soon.