YES... I suggest that management GET AS MANY ATCOs possible to view the "proposals". If this means rostering people to (and therefore means flow control SO BE IT.) This is important. It IS managements job to make sure that the the next incarnation is RIGHT. To do that they need as much input from operational staff as possible.
Remember. The reason we are having to go through all this is a FAILURE OF MANAGEMENT. They KNEW that the current set up was not acceptable and pushed on with it regardless Isn't it about time they actually DID their job?
Oh, and if it turns out that the "proposals" ain't good enough. Then the management will need to think again, but please don't threaten us with "it could take years if you don't accept this". If it isn't good enough, it isn't good enough. END OF STORY.
Once again. Don't blame individual ATCOs. Where's the management? Leadership? If we had some there might be more of a consensus.
Time issues? NERC was SIX YEARS LATE. The mangement are on borrowed time already. They should be pulling out all the stops to fix this regardless of cost , I'll bet they aren't though.
This isn't an ATCOs vs. ATC Systems fight. Both camps have been sorely let down by the NERC Project management team and now the Swanwick operational management teams. If you want someone to rail against, look there. (not that they take ANY responsibility)
Best rgds BEX