One persistent problem I've encountered, is that this kind of nonsense very often translates into the bidding process of large projects. If you come up with a

One persistent problem I've encountered, is that this kind of nonsense very often translates into the bidding process of large projects. If you come up with a realistic offer, which should be pretty close to reality in both time and budget, you're out of the race. Other contractors have put in offers with totally unrealistic numbers, making you look both slow AND expensive. And like clockwork, the undercutting (bid) winners will deliver a 60% finished product come project due date, and then spend years on fixing bugs and "upgrades". Their in-house devs, and outside consultants for that mater, are worked to the bone. Bugs happen, and the tickets pile up. And worst of all, these companies get awarded new projects, again and again.