In my career I have two clear examples of projects that
a) Got cancelled shortly before launching
b) Took several people several months to complete (amounting to a number of people-years)
and most importantly
c) Would not have started if someone had asked the right questions early on
I believe as engineers we can achieve big impact by preventing doomed projects from lifting off. That being said, it requires a certain support and company culture that aren't available everywhere.
a) Got cancelled shortly before launching
b) Took several people several months to complete (amounting to a number of people-years)
and most importantly
c) Would not have started if someone had asked the right questions early on
I believe as engineers we can achieve big impact by preventing doomed projects from lifting off. That being said, it requires a certain support and company culture that aren't available everywhere.