I heard something similar just this week, actually.  It wasn't a
 manager--it was the person responsible for sales and support.  She
 said, in a discussion of the company's value stream, "Programming
 isn't the problem.  Once it gets to the programmers, we know it's
 going to get done."

 Pretty cool.  She was referring to an experienced XP team that's
 three or four years old.

 Cheers,
 Jim