[Bartweiss]

> Very through-the-looking-glass, as I, the Engineer, was arguing for more management process and Leadership wanted less.

I suspect you could go a long way with the heuristic "If engineering asks for more process, always give it to them."

It's not flawless, but it's like hearing Ron Paul call for a new regulation - when a request is that out of character, you should usually suspect that there's some good motivation.