A small story: I worked for several years at one of the top professional services firms, and encountered tremendous political opposition to forecasting, as had some of my more senior and accomplished peers. I was surprised by this. I shouldn’t have been, given that I was de facto asking a hierarchical power structure to at least partially reallocate decision-making authority. Most leaders barely tolerate manipulable data — the threat of additional accountability is a tough sell. Possible, but tough!
A small story: I worked for several years at one of the top professional services firms, and encountered tremendous political opposition to forecasting, as had some of my more senior and accomplished peers. I was surprised by this. I shouldn’t have been, given that I was de facto asking a hierarchical power structure to at least partially reallocate decision-making authority. Most leaders barely tolerate manipulable data — the threat of additional accountability is a tough sell. Possible, but tough!