> I don't know if business schools are really pushing this idea now or if it's in vogue for some other reason but everybody outside of management hates it. I

> I don't know if business schools are really pushing this idea now or if it's in vogue for some other reason but everybody outside of management hates it. I think most senior leadership at Lockheed are engineers and not MBA-types, certainly the CEO has a bachelors of engineering from the Air Force Academy. This is probably to try reduce the risk of big projects with one payout causing financial pains during down markets. The government is going to budget for a subscription way in advance so you suddenly see monthly income for the next lifetime of the administration. One business market a lot of people are enviable is furniture on payment plans - you sell an item and get cash every month for the next couple years. Industries where you have such a clear forecast are much easier to plan around (yes, this was something from Business School lol).