[datavirtue]

This comment and the parent sums up GE exactly. These consulting engagements were/are a constant stream there. However, they were often ordered by ineffectual, siloed pretend managers and absolutely nothing came of it aside from a bill and the manager getting to feel like a manager for triggering the engagement.

[stogot]

They’re usually expensive. How is a non manager authorized to order this engagement?

[datavirtue]

Exactly.