Absolutely. This is definitely a scenario in which management has bought into the hype and the people working with the tool are aware of its limitations. Like

Absolutely. This is definitely a scenario in which management has bought into the hype and the people working with the tool are aware of its limitations. Like markets, the firm can remain irrational longer than you can push against it. Beyond a certain degree of effort on your part, it is not within your capacity to right the whole ship. I suspect that the people who are most likely to be allies are the CFO and budgeting teams in the firm. I’d be curious what that function is thinking of the situation.