This also makes fruitful grounds for scapegoating. 1.5 years into the "6 month" project, they can reorganize because of the catastrophic failure. Then the new

This also makes fruitful grounds for scapegoating. 1.5 years into the "6 month" project, they can reorganize because of the catastrophic failure. Then the new organization can say it wasn't because they misestimated, it was just the poor organizational structure before. Obviously this new structure would have achieved the result in the time allotted.