Was the Collins submarine computerisation project impeded because reports

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were filtered up the management....? chain ?


My question is prompted by this insight by "anotherbsdparent" regarding "management by objectives":
"The process of building a building, software or chip all all completely different.

In short, no. MBO doesn't work in practice. When a project is successful, it is not MBO that made it successful. MBO is something that people with no deep technical knowledge can perform and is useful for filtering reports up the management chain without having to think too hard."