in small consultancies if you don't estimate correctly and don't deliver on time then you don't eat. It's refreshingly black/white. I think all developers and e

in small consultancies if you don't estimate correctly and don't deliver on time then you don't eat. It's refreshingly black/white. I think all developers and especially tech leads and "solution architects" should spend a few years in that world early on in their careers. my current company ( a very large consulting firm ) will pull in people from top to bottom of the project org chart who specialize in getting things back on track. A team is dedicated to relationship management with the client to help them feel more comfortable about the situation, a team is dedicated to delivery management, and very good problem solvers are scattered throughout the delivery team to help with dev and get other devs back on track and unblocked. preserving a good relationship with your client is all that matters in consulting so we'll gladly take a loss if it means maintaining a good relationship.