It can be said that such a concept is wrong. But such a concept is also the reason why small companies are so productive. They have a product ready while the large companies have their staff in the conference rooms trying to make policy decisions about what the goal should be - before even starting to produce a specification.

That is also the reason why large companies tends to buy small companies. They need the working products and the RD team that made them.

the sad thing is that not long after the small company has been bought, the "RD team that made them" end up in "the conference rooms trying to make policy decisions about what the goal should be - before even starting to produce a specification."

been there, done that

Erik