Sometimes there are real deadlines, such as for regulatory changes. But, yeah, often it's just bullying to drive a bad bargain. Most management HATES iterativ

Sometimes there are real deadlines, such as for regulatory changes. But, yeah, often it's just bullying to drive a bad bargain. Most management HATES iterative development, because it's too honest. One of my favorite Ed Yourdon quotes: "Vote with your feet" (from "Decline and Fall of the American Programmer, which scared the hell out of me, rightly so in some cases - and after working with off shore development, that scared the hell out of me)