it'd be nice to have a full team of heroes leading all of the projects mentioned, instead of calling one in after millions of dollars have been spent on a faile

it'd be nice to have a full team of heroes leading all of the projects mentioned, instead of calling one in after millions of dollars have been spent on a failed system. In my experience, it usually goes something like this: 1. Developers say 'we need X, Y and Z to make this happen' 2. Managers deliver Y and Z late, and never provide X 3. Developers plow ahead anyway, project is a catastrophe 4. A senior VP is appointed to fix the problem, asks the developers "What do we need to get this fixed?". Developers say, "Well, we need X". 5. The mere involvement of a VP removes all impediments to obtaining X, and the project is completed as originally designed.