Mouse king to lion king: - O king of lions, what do I do? When you call your lions to battle, they all rise like one and nothing can stop you. When I call my mice to battle, they scatter! What do I do to make them invincible like your lions? - Make them into lions! - But... how do I do that? - You asked me what, and I have answered. The details are up to you.

Now why is this a programming joke?

This is not about programmers' bosses or project managers, at least not completely. Only a bit so. The rest of it is about specs.