Of course, the unspoken part of the Larry Test is that once it is set, it doesn't change for the given project it is being applied to. Far to often, the manager giving the Larry Test changes the features that need to be done, leaving the team in perpetual crisis mode, as each feature gets half implemented and then abandoned as the next takes priority.

The Larry Test is certainly useful, but it only works if both sides uphold their end of the bargain.