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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The easier and comforting advice to follow is to accept responsibility, etc...

Based on the facts you have presented and my experience, I wouldn't do that here.

The project was de-prioritized.  The VP may be looking for a reason to blame the loss of deal on.  It's time to turn the VP and SVP against each other.

In my experience, unfortunately, the craft pyschopaths generally did well while the upstanding worker bees took the fall and got passed up for promotions.

You sound like you do good work, so get busy sharpening your elbows and defend yourself - without looking defensive.

To VP:
You have to sounds like you are taking responsibility while actually blaming SVP

"Yes, it is unfortunate that the result came to x dollars over y years.  When I ran some test scenarios, I saw the result might be different under a, b, c assumptions but didn't run them through the model because SVP told me pencils down.

To SVP:

Same intro as above.  Except "It made sense to prioritize VP's  client.  I understand.  Especially in light of non-signed VP client telling VP they had no intent to sign.  
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This is OP and you have described me to a T.  I was asked to take on this project, knowing the inherent risks due to no support, and I threw myself into it and have been met with praise from all levels of the organization (including the VP in question, until none of his deals sold and now he's coming after me).  And yet, I continue to get passed up for promo, despite even my boss saying I've earned it, due to "budget pitfalls" while these VPs continue to receive huge bonus checks.  I love your advice because it accurately reflects the truth about SVP telling me pencils down, etc.  [/quote]

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