Inspired By Kelly Johnson
The Legend Behind Skunk Works
1/5/20243 min read
Passionate about CX Observability
Canzuki is a company dedicated to customer satisfaction. We strive to provide our clients with the best products and services, ensuring their needs are met and exceeded. Our team of dedicated workers is passionate about what they do and committed to delivering high-quality results.
Our Ethos
At Canzuki, we believe in the values of integrity, innovation, and excellence. These principles guide our everyday operations and decision-making processes. We are committed to upholding the highest standards of professionalism and ethical conduct in all aspects of our business. We are passionate about working with companies to modernize their approach to Dev Ops.
Our Global Reach
At Canzuki, we prioritize putting our customers first. That’s why we operate globally, ensuring our products and services are conveniently available wherever you are. We avoid unnecessary overhead costs like fancy offices, instead channelling those resources into cutting-edge technology and recruiting top talent worldwide. This allows us to deliver exceptional value and focus on what truly matters – serving you.
We adhere to Kelly Johnson’s Skunk Work Rules
Inspired by Kelly Johnson’s Skunk Works principles, Canzuki fosters a culture of creativity, innovation, and efficiency. We empower our employees to take risks, explore new ideas, and think outside the box. This results in cutting-edge solutions that keep us at the forefront of the industry, delivering exceptional results for you.
14 Rules and Practices for Project Work
Here they are in full:
The Skunk Works® manager must be delegated practically complete control of his program in all aspects. He should report to a division president or higher.
Strong but small project offices must be provided both by the military and industry.
The number of people having any connection with the project must be restricted in an almost vicious manner. Use a small number of good people (10% to 25% compared to the so-called normal systems).
A very simple drawing and drawing release system with great flexibility for making changes must be provided.
There must be a minimum number of reports required, but important work must be recorded thoroughly.
There must be a monthly cost review covering not only what has been spent and committed but also projected costs to the conclusion of the program.
The contractor must be delegated and must assume more than normal responsibility to get good vendor bids for subcontract on the project. Commercial bid procedures are very often better than military ones.
The inspection system as currently used by the Skunk Works, which has been approved by both the Air Force and Navy, meets the intent of existing military requirements and should be used on new projects. Push more basic inspection responsibility back to subcontractors and vendors. Don’t duplicate so much inspection.
The contractor must be delegated the authority to test his final product in flight. He can and must test it in the initial stages. If he doesn’t, he rapidly loses his competency to design other vehicles.
The specifications applying to the hardware must be agreed to well in advance of contracting. The Skunk Works practice of having a specification section stating clearly which important military specification items will not knowingly be complied with and reasons therefore is highly recommended.
Funding a program must be timely so that the contractor doesn’t have to keep running to the bank to support government projects.
There must be mutual trust between the military project organization and the contractor the very close cooperation and liaison on a day-to-day basis. This cuts down misunderstanding and correspondence to an absolute minimum.
Access by outsiders to the project and its personnel must be strictly controlled by appropriate security measures.
Because only a few people will be used in engineering and most other areas, ways must be provided to reward good performance by pay, not based on the number of personnel supervised.
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