If he could do that, no problem, but he had to do his homework. The bottom line is that this established awareness at the highest program management level. The above illustrates the steps the Navy took in making program managers and subordinates aware of serious power supply problems. History often repeats itself when the members of the current generation do not have knowledge of the problems of past generations. The 1980's decade saw the recognition and solution of a serious reliability problem with power supplies.
Power supplies are still a serious design and application problem.
Not being aware of the potential problems and the ways to reduce risk leave any present program manager susceptible to their worst nightmares - schedule slips, cost overruns, and poor field reliability. To keep history from repeating itself on your watch there may still be no better way than getting a supply of Navy Power Supply Reliability - Design and Manufacturing Guidelines and making sure everyone associated with the project from program manager to manufacturing foreman has a copy on their desk. Make sure you read it also. When you see something in the document that has been overtaken by events or is wrong from your viewpoint, don't reject the whole document. Most of it is still relevant.