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I'd argue this isn't just true for start/scale-ups but for large organisations as well.

Think about it: you start a project to replace an existing software solution. You gather ideas and people, warrant yourself of a budget and mandate. And then you need to start delivering - while the organisation changing _and_ asking for a tight planning. What do you do? You build a team that can thrive in uncertainty and grow stronger every day.

(p.s. there's most likely less pressure on time, resources and budget in a large organisation. But there _will_ be shifting priorities, which will moving your project down the list and eventually off said list)

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The correct response is tell the Program Manager to move the date forward. If YOU ARE the Program Manager, tell the Director you are MOVING THE DATE FORWARD. Take the heat and move on with life. As an engineer with 30 years of proven project leadership under my belt, it sickens me seeing young professionals bullied by these goofy consultant spawned “Agile” systems into becoming as like trained dogs. Life is messy and often confrontational. Training our young people that all confrontation is evil and forcing them to become slaves to formulaic systems like “Agile” is no different than forcing daily Marxist workplace struggle sessions a la North Korea. If this business environment is permitted to continue I’m pretty sure there’s nothing to stop a complete and irreversible collapse of American competence and ingenuity. We’re at the precipice now.

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