That's my experience as well. Most deadlines are bogus. The ones that are real are missed because management didn't fund the project appropriately, or started

That's my experience as well. Most deadlines are bogus. The ones that are real are missed because management didn't fund the project appropriately, or started the the project way too late. I've worked in too many organizations where I was asked to give an estimate, and then asked to give another because they didn't like the number.