When we think about managing enterprise class projects, the notion of not knowing an estimate of cost or schedule, seems as silly as leaving the hatch open on the completed death star. Why would we do stupid things on purpose?

1. We’ve
installed
the
main
vulnerability
here,
right
by
this
access
hatch,
which
we’ll
always
keep
open
Without
an
es<mate
of
when
we’ll
be
done
for
an
es<mated
cost,
we
can’t
really
know
what
the
probability
of
success
looks
like
–
and
the
emperor
is
not
going
to
be
happy.
Dispense
with
the
pleasantries
Commander,
I’m
here
to
put
you
back
on
schedule.