> it's hard to try anything, make any bets, or even do sure wins when the average development lifecycle is 12-18 months to get something released in a large org

> it's hard to try anything, make any bets, or even do sure wins when the average development lifecycle is 12-18 months to get something released in a large organization and they're allergic to automation, hiring higher quality engineers, and hiring more engineers to improve velocities. This has been my experience as well :/