As for project management within defence procurement being SQEP - please don't make me laugh any more!
A commonly held view, which ignores that the majority of projects are delivered to time, cost and performance - or better - with effortless competence. There is a reason why MoD won't release Post Project Evaluation reports - because the reasons for the high profile failures were predictable, predicted, notified and ignored. Very often the primary cause is failure of management oversight. How many at that level meet the SQEP criteria?
One could take this further and ask what the background was of those who notified and were ignored. One would find they are what most here would look for in a SQEP. This applies to both projects and the deaths Chug refers to. While I disagree with the above 125 successful projects criteria, someone must have considered it reasonable and attainable.