The project teams consist of civil servants and uniformed personnel. The latter, in theory, lend operational focus or service expertise. The former provide the business acumen (or should) and project continuity.
The manufacturer, OTOH, will form a contract team that will run the project from start to finish drawing in new blood at the bottom ad the old hands retire at the top. Huntings was known for 'letting go' entire project teams when a weapons system went out of service.
Is there a case for posting service personnel to a team for the life of a projector at least until completion of a definite phase of a project rather than arbitrary 2, 2 1/2, or even 5 years?
I know that is not an entire solution as there is often no censure for a Charlie Uniform. One Sqn Ldr, known as Telephone S**** because he never committed to paper, assured an organisation that there were no changes in a particular area. They went ahead and printed new FRCs based on his word. When we checked we found a number of significant changes that meant there was an error on every single page of the FRC. Small and insignificant as it may be the reprint still had to be paid for. Now if Charlie Uniforms like that could be translated into personal liability!
OTOH that may lead to risk aversion. It really is tres difficile.