> 99.5% of those projects overrun their timeline or budget.
This does not shock me. In the corporate world, plans are not there to be adhered to, but only to give upper management a feeling of having tightened the rope for those pesky engineers who wanted to work at a lazy pace. Such feeling usually vanishes as soon as reality kicks in.
I dunno, upper management normally move onto greener pastures long before reality comes crashing down. That does not happen until two managers over. But that's okay the new plan will fix everything.
If a project is projected to be finished in 6 months, the current manager will still be there, and the success or failure will reflect on their record. It can only go wrong and reflect badly on them.
If a project will take 3 years, the manager can already collect their points for initiating a project with an incredible business case and innovative approach, leave after 18 months, and after a further six month, the new manager can say 'wow, my predecessor left a big mess, I'll clean it up/kill it'.
This does not shock me. In the corporate world, plans are not there to be adhered to, but only to give upper management a feeling of having tightened the rope for those pesky engineers who wanted to work at a lazy pace. Such feeling usually vanishes as soon as reality kicks in.