FWIW, in the navy, the standing joke was "two weeks". Whatever the project, it would be done in two weeks.... Forteen days later, "it'll be two weeks."
Beter late and correct than on time and messed up.
When I was in the Air Force, it's was if you are early you are on time...if you are on time you're late...if you are late you are in trouble.
If Pinnacle was a person in the Air Force...their head would be on a platter inside my trophy case in my office OR somebody is pulling an all nighter cause my shoes will look like patent leather after they remove them from someones rear.
This has got to be costing the company money...time spent and time lost. Somebody needs to get aggressive with timelines so they can be met and exceeded. This is how you form a successful Unit and the same for a successful company. Period.