This was a problem with people. Specifically, people who force people to commit to a known deadline on something they dont know how to do. Someone got promoted

This was a problem with people. Specifically, people who force people to commit to a known deadline on something they dont know how to do. Someone got promoted for delivering business value, and they were smart, they left before it all blew up. Get 'er done without context and fire them for failure is bad management.