This sounds extremely familiar, so familiar in fact that if this post were written two years ago I'd be looking over my shoulder to see which of my colleagues w

This sounds extremely familiar, so familiar in fact that if this post were written two years ago I'd be looking over my shoulder to see which of my colleagues was logged into HN. Personally I can't offer too much advice, after a year or so of stalling I learned to polish my resume and move elsewhere. There were endless top-down driven discussions, initially about how to merge to the favoured child, then about a "new platform" to encompass everything (but with an unrealistic scope and timetable). It was clear that either this thing would never be built or would not achieve the level of integration desired. It was also clear it was only the board level who actually wanted this to happen, everyone on the workshop floor so to speak knew it wasn't what customers wanted or really a good fit. So I got out.