If people spent the time they trying covering their own ass and sucking up internal management on actually meaningful work Im convinced no project would ever extend passed a deadline

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The primary reason for projects extending past deadlines is not just CYA or sycophancy. Projects are genuinely hard to estimate and every project is different. You either overestimate and risk losing the bid to the competitor altogether or underestimate and pray someone stretches and gets the job done. Just game theory at play. Guess which one puts food on your table if you are an M or SM!!

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