Nasumično određeni, a nepotrebni rokovi lako mogu da nam se obiju o glavu:

Unrealistically tight deadlines result in longer-duration projects than desired, and 42% higher cost (Boehm 2000), lower quality, longer time to benefit realisation (if ever) and frustrated and dissatisfied team members

Takođe:

Boehm’s work with software projects showed a 42% increase in effort and cost resulting from a deadline that was 75% or less than ideal for the project’s scope and staffing.

Izvor: Stacy Goff, Tight, Inflexible Deadlines: Scourge of Projects

Čisto da znate koja cena se plaća kada se forsiraju rokovi koji nisu dobro odmereni i baziraju se na pustim željama umesto na iskustvu i dobrom planiranju. Čak bih se usudio reći da je nemanje nikakvog roka bolje nego imanje pogrešnog roka (loše "šacnut" ili postavljen iz pogrešnih razloga).