[j_schmuck]

Why are megaprojects so reliably running into these protracted fucked launches? What are the actual managerial processes like? How are basic failures of planning and scope and quality so constant for the biggest players in the industry?

What actual ingredients are missing?

[glitchc]

Megaprojects are difficult to execute without a clear vision and a core group of individuals (less than 5) driving that vision to fruition. Every other style of management results in failure to deliver a product, either through feature creep, death by a thousand cuts, or misaligned incentives.

[scotty79]

Acceptance of mismatch between reality and pre-agreed plans?