Wise Words Wigan Warrior.
Well said.
A personal observation not yet made in this thread is that the customer does not help himself in the procurement process, by posting guys in and out on a short timescale when compared to the life of the project. Sure some guys come back to the same project at the next rank, but by then they are working on a whole different level. For example a Sqn Ldr RM, subject matter expert on sensors or some such thing, returns 3 years later as a Wg Cdr but now is dealing with budgets and contracts.
No real answer to offer other than to say that the requirements capture, specification writing and design process need to have current input from the eventual end users. The end users rarely have any idea whatsoever about contracts and specifications.
BEagle, despite your repeated condemnations the chaps and chapesses employed by "Baron" actually do a damn fine job in difficult circumstances. The same issues are present in any large project. If it was easy everyone would be at it, but its not and only the best survive.
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