I am very cynically about large sw development projects. They are very political, people who do well are "well connected" The client wants to mitigate the risk

I am very cynically about large sw development projects. They are very political, people who do well are "well connected" The client wants to mitigate the risk so falls into the trap of legal and technology word salad served up by the vendor. The actual work is often done by junior developers who dont have the experience to spot potential failures or often too scared to point out system flaws. One could write a book on the failures of these big projects, would make depressing reading though.