Bean counting is happening in your organization whether you like it or not, it's just a question of whether it's visible to you. I would much rather have it be

Bean counting is happening in your organization whether you like it or not, it's just a question of whether it's visible to you. I would much rather have it be an explicit part of the development process where the developers get some kind of input than have it hidden away and have edicts emerge from the ether to mess up their whole month. For a thoughtful view of this topic, I recommend "Principles of Product Development Flow."