“It is not only what we do, but also what we don’t do, for which we are accountable”
The Strategy-to-Execution Link
Without an operational perspective, strategy often fails. A breakdown featured in a video on Strategic Planning by OnStrategy highlights that organizations lacking alignment between strategy and operations successfully complete projects only 34% of the time. Conversely, companies that ground their strategy in strong operational alignment achieve a 90% project success rate and generate significantly higher revenues.
Remember: nVI looks at technology the way an operator would.
The Canadian government launched the Defence Drone Initiative in July 2026 specifically to accelerate development, testing, adaptation and production of Canadian uncrewed and autonomous systems and to connect operational requirements with Canadian innovation. The current Drone Surge challenge is seeking low-cost, attritable UxS for military readiness and explicitly mentions operational effectiveness and interoperability. And the Army’s 2026 MINERVA challenge is focused on low-cost drones and operational resilience in harsh environmental conditions.
The current Canadian defense innovation environment is actually moving in this direction. For example, the current UxS initiatives explicitly discuss testing and integration in contested/degraded environments, while IDEaS Test Drives are designed to put mature technologies into real-world military environments.
That makes nVI particularly relevant to small and big organisations and their technologies.