Individuals Matter
I am a security engineer but have been a business leader from time to time.  Business leaders often need to plan around dates- eg ”should we spend $50k announcing at conference Y in month Z, or should we wait until month A?”  “Our competition just launched; will we be able to launch this quarter (the board wants to know, and we have to report material financial impact items quarterly or face SEC fines)?”Every team I have ever worked with hates planning; every team hates their methodology and thinks it’s stupid and inaccurate and why are those pinhead business people insisting on a date; it’ll be done when it’s done.One of the primary jobs of managers at all levels is to plan and then execute in accordance with the plan.  Some managers are good at it, many aren’t- the world is populated with people nearer the center than the ends of the bell curve.So show me a methodology that mere mortals can implement successfully.  If all you can do is complain and point out unicorn 500x engineers (yeah try hiring for that characteristic, good luck), then I don’t want to hear it.  But if you have a practical idea on how to “solve” planning, then you have my full attention.