There's a lot of truth there. Much of what passes for "management" in IT is nothing more than black magic guesswork. How many people do you need to do X? The a

There's a lot of truth there. Much of what passes for "management" in IT is nothing more than black magic guesswork. How many people do you need to do X? The answer could vary wildly depending on the actual people involved, yet you don't know the people when you're planning it. So it's decided that X will take 20 people, and guess what? At a minimum it will take 20 people. Magic. Apply this same kind of problem-solving skills to any other problem you're facing. Is this new program going to involve a lot of difficult technology? The groupthink says we should give it to young 20-somethings. They're naturally smarter than the old dogs. Plus they're cheaper to pay and easier to get to work overtime. Their ego is more involved so they'll kill themselves before they'll push back on us for anything we've done wrong. Sweet deal all around.