Sorry Piglet old chap but I have to disagree. Those that are in the positions to be able to affect the outcome of things (ie the Managers of the Project) should have dug their heels in and made SURE that the project was handled correctly, not told their "masters" what THEY wanted to hear.
This has been the main part of the problem with the NERC project so far. NOT listening to those that will have to run the system when it is introduced, and blithely ignoring the facts of the situation.
It's why the WHOLE of NATS is in such a mess at the moment.
For instance, all you have to look at is the pathetic situation that we find ourselves in concerning staffing. This predicament was forecast about ten years ago, but was completely ignored because those in the managerial positions at the time, who were advised of the future manpower problems, would not stand up and be counted.
So how CAN we go forward when we still have the same managerial set up in place ?