On today's Defence Deconstructed Podcast, we discuss the conception of, and the lessons learned from, the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS) with CGAI Fellow Ian Mack.
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Bios:
Dave Perry - Senior Analyst and Vice President with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.
Ian Mack - director-general in the Department of National Defence responsible for almost a decade (2007-2017) for the conception, shaping and support to the launch and subsequent implementation of the National Shipbuilding Strategy. Now a CGAI Fellow and Fellow of the International Centre for Complex Project Management.
Related Links:
- "Emerging Lessons from the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy" by Ian Mack [CGAI Policy Perspective] (https://www.cgai.ca/emerging_lessons_from_the_national_shipbuilding_procurement_strategy)
- "A Basic Primer on Naval Shipbuilding" by Ian Mack [CGAI Primer] (https://www.cgai.ca/a_basic_primer_on_naval_shipbuilding)
- "Overcoming ‘Boom and Bust’? Analyzing National Shipbuilding Plans in Canada and Australia" by Jeffrey F. Collins [CGAI Policy Paper] (https://www.cgai.ca/overcoming_boom_and_bust_analyzing_national_shipbuilding_plans_in_canada_and_australia)
Book Recommendations:
Ian Mack: "The Admirals: Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King--The Five-Star Admirals Who Won the War at Sea" by Walter R. Borneman (https://www.amazon.ca/Admirals-Nimitz-Halsey-King-Five-Star/dp/0316097837/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=The+Admirals&qid=1553802014&s=gateway&sr=8-1)
Recording Date: March 26th, 2019
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Produced by Jared Maltais. Music credits to Drew Phillips.
