Learning from Experience: Volume III: Lessons from the United Kingdom's Astute Submarine Program

by John F. Schank, Frank W. LaCroix, Robert E. Murphy

This volume presents a set of lessons learned from the United Kingdom's Astute submarine program that could help inform future program managers. Designing and building a submarine requires careful management and oversight and a delegation of roles and responsibilities that recognizes which party—the shipbuilder or the government—is best positioned to manage risks.

104 pages, Paperback

First published January 16, 2012