Confronting entropy
In business, time marches forward (quote from complexity tour), and overly prescriptive goal-setting often results in chaos, unless there is adult supervision.
Projects require key resources to be available at designated points in time in order for the project's outcomes to be achieved within commitments. This is problematic at the front end of new projects, since the fidelity of resource estimates that are available then are often roughly right at best. Furthermore, the core disciplines necessary for successful execution of the project may not yet be in place at that point.
