[coffeemug]

You don't ask "how long is it going to take?" You set a deadline and let the black box do whatever internal negotiations it needs to meet it.

[fooster]

Imagine if flight planning worked like that. We are going to get to Paris from New York by 8. Instead the plane lands in the ocean.

[tra3]

That's bleak. Where does the black box start? CEO to CTO? CTO to VP of Engineering? VP to Director? Director to Team Lead?