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>The two technology chiefs attribute NAV CANADA’s ability to adopt new technology to several factors. They have involved controllers throughout the process, whi
by redthrowaway 10y ago
>The two technology chiefs attribute NAV CANADA’s ability to adopt new technology to several factors. They have involved controllers throughout the process, which helps with design and testing. If an off-the-shelf product exists that meets their needs, they don’t bother building it in-house. And they work on manageable, small improvements rather than the moon-shot projects that are typical for air-traffic providers.
>“We don’t take too big a bite,” Koslow said. “We do it incrementally.”
So, by following standard software development best practices, they avoid the massive failures that characterize large government contracts. Who'd have thunk it?