Reminds me of a project life cycle cartoon I first saw in a software book early in my career.
Just now searched for "systems analysis tyre cartoon" and selected this page, which seems the best, on a brief look, since it has both some history and multiple versions of the cartoon:
I like number 7, the documentation one, which really goes to show how little the real item is understood while everyone else is creating/imagining their own version. Dissociation within the whole team.
The made sense.
They smelled good.
They made great leadership stories.
...but none of it actually mattered to the customer.