The test team process is six months, not 2-4 weeks. Interpret that as you will, but I think your estimate of 2-4 weeks to do ANYTHING around here is incredibly optimistic.

You are new enough here that you might not have heard of BST... Busse Standard Time, where time and space are warped, and traditionally standard units of time take on whole new meanings. "Two weeks" is the magic number, which can mean anything from "the next vernal equinox" to "when the cows come home"