randomness of it all.
Spot on NAB. The structured approach was abandoned in the late 80s, although certain HQ departments carried manfully on, the last good attempt being LTC 94 (Feb 93) by the FAA; however the basic problem is Treasury driven.
The NAO report is a depressing read. It blithely reports that one project, 9 years after Initial Gate (and 3 years after the notional ISD) has been cancelled because the wrong frequency spectrum was selected for its radios. Come on; this is really basic stuff. How can you trial kit for years without checking if you are actually allowed to use the frequencies? So many red flags would be raised at regular intervals. Yet the NAO skips over it. And if the project is cancelled, does that mean the requirement is too? For 12 years the MoD website has been tumpeting this as a #1 priority. Any replacement is now 5-10 years late.