To come at this from a different angle, throw in some random thoughts, play devils advocate and all that.... What is the definition of "fail"? Maybe, given tha

To come at this from a different angle, throw in some random thoughts, play devils advocate and all that.... What is the definition of "fail"? Maybe, given that the project is a hand me down, just barely working is good enough to the client. Maybe there is accepted scope for an over run. How do you know it will fail? Given my questioning of what a fail is, clearly knowing it will fail is up for grabs. Will the OP's negativity cause it to fail? This bothers me. An employee who is dooming a project is in danger of dragging the whole thing down. Perhaps the OP is prejudging things too much? If the OP "knows" it will fail, the likely hood is that so does every one else. What seems odd to me is the OP's seemingly isolated position, where it looks like he doesn't get to talk to his co-workers or management. If he knows it will fail, then surely so do his co-workers. Management must also know its not progressing. But, he seems unable to discuss this with any of them, even casually. If this is the case, then my concern would be for the future of the whole company.