Yup, definitely true. I just got paid a fairly handsome sum for a one week gig at a large organization to write a report about a technical change. It was clear

Yup, definitely true. I just got paid a fairly handsome sum for a one week gig at a large organization to write a report about a technical change. It was clear what the outcome was supposed to be and that the manager (who was just taking over some new orgs) already knew what they wanted to do, and just needed an external report to both bolster their decision and CYA. Luckily, what the manager wanted to do is also what I would have recommended, or it could have gotten a bit awkward.