Reminds me of Kelly Martin's famous "Skunk Works" at Lockheed Aircraft where a small team, isolated by national secrecy working strictly on a "need to know" basis, successfully developed the first prototype American jet fighter in only 80 days, then went on to develop such legendary aircraft as the U2, the SR-17 "Blackbird" and the F117 aircraft.
One of Kelly's famous "14 rules" of success was: "The number of people having any connection with the project must be restricted in an almost vicious manner... " Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Maybe you've heard the old saying "Too many Chefs spoil the Broth" or words to that effect. Many years of developing highly sophisticated space hardware taught me and many in my field that nothing can compete with a compact and highly motivated development team. In fact the best ones depend on a manager who can effectively deal with cost so interference from "top" management is minimized. Anyone who has worked in this environment doesn't have to think long about the Elecraft Team and how they do what they do. Kudos!! Al WA6VNN _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
