[mikekchar]

Yeah. I think that kind of thing can work in certain circumstances. Definitely I've seen the dictatorial design approach be quite successful -- at least short term. It's pretty awful for the participants, though. Normally your best talent leaves. I'm less convinced about the framework approach. I've never actually seen it work well. Normally the design is just not flexible enough and something breaks pretty badly. Of course, there is a limit to the number of projects you can see in your lifetime, so I could well be missing something :-)