PROJECT 38: Raytheon's mega-integration of tech, people & processes
Raytheon Technologies has only just begun its second year since the megamerger to create the No. 2 company on this year’s Top 100 rankings. This episode of Project 38 sees Roy Azevedo, president of the Raytheon Intelligence and Space segment, take our Ross Wilkers inside the mega-integration at the operational level.
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