As a consultant to large orgs who was paid handsomely to fix the situation you describe, I can say that is exactly what they think, and also exactly wrong. [ed

As a consultant to large orgs who was paid handsomely to fix the situation you describe, I can say that is exactly what they think, and also exactly wrong. [edit] Many people in these orgs are doing exactly that. Having come in, diagnosed the ultimate crap that kept them on that 1 button for six months, helped give them the autonomy to do what was needed helped everyone involved, from the devs to the PMs to the division itself. It's a common and insidious pattern, but even big companies benefit when it's broken.