I think one of the keys is consensus-building. If one engineer tells management that it would be a great idea to do XYZ, management doesn't necessarily know whe

I think one of the keys is consensus-building. If one engineer tells management that it would be a great idea to do XYZ, management doesn't necessarily know whether to believe them. But if the whole team is on board and has reviewed your proposal it's going to be more credible. And that's just good engineering anyway.