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Thanks to everyone who provided background information for the articles in this edition of the DMO Bulletin. Special thanks to the following: Writing/Editing/Proofing Harry Baxter Luke Brown Wendy Messer Michelle Perks Richard Stevenson Graphic Design Mic Bowbrick Zuzana Milne Artwork styled and produced by DMO Communications. Please contact the DMO Bulletin Editor if you would like to re-use any part of this publication. All republished articles must be attributed to the DMO Bulletin. Contact the DMO Bulletin Editor, Michelle Perks, with your story ideas: e: dmo.bulletin@ defence.gov.au p: 02 6265 1636 For general enquiries or support please email the DMO Communications team: e: dmo.communication@ defence.gov.au The editorial team reserves the right to edit and rearrange all items in the DMO Bulletin for the reasons of clarity and space. While the editorial team isn’t responsible for the accuracy of the information submitted, every reasonable effort will be made to verify content. MARCH: APRIL: MAY: IN THE NEWS The Australian Defence Force (ADF) will have access to an additional C-17 following Government approval to purchase a sixth aircraft through the United States (US) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. The sixth C-17 has been acquired for $280 million and is expected to arrive in Australia early next year. A second Shadow 200 Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (TUAS) will be delivered for use to Australian troops preparing to deploy to Afghanistan, almost one year ahead of schedule. While this TUAS was originally scheduled to be delivered in the first half of 2013, the US has agreed to deliver it in the first half of 2012. The Air Warfare Destroyer program has reached an important milestone following the arrival in Adelaide of the first of three state of the art horizonsearch radars.The radars were purchased for around $10 million each and will be used to search and track targets immediately above the sea surface. The Minister for Defence Materiel, Jason Clare, held a two-day summit with senior Defence Officials and the CEOs of companies involved with Projects of Concern, to ensure that the “people responsible for these projects are doing everything necessary to remediate them.” According to Minister Clare, these meetings “bring the right people together and focus them on getting these projects back on track and off the list.” There are currently six projects on the Projects of Concern list. Nine Australian companies are being offered more than $12 million in matched funding to commercialise new defence technologies that will contribute to Australia’s Priority Industry Capabilities (PICs) in the defence sector. Over the next seven years $45 million will be invested in PICs through this program. The Minister for Defence Materiel, Jason Clare, said the funding “is about making sure our troops have the equipment they need to do their job.” The Government has appointed a General Manager of Submarines to take responsibility for all materiel related aspects of submarine support across Defence. David Gould has been appointed to the position and will answer to the CEO DMO. The Government also announced that it would provide $214 million for the next stage of the Future Submarines Project. This funding will go towards further detailed studies and analysis to inform the Government’s decision on the design of Australia’s next submarine. The Prime Minister and the Minister for Defence have released the final report of the Australian Defence Force Posture Review. This review addresses a range of present and emerging global, regional and national strategic and security factors that require careful consideration for the future. The Force Posture Review will feed into the 2013 Defence White Paper. Access the DMO’s latest news on the DMO website. The DMO: www.defence.gov.au/dmo Skilling Australia's Defence Industry: www.defence.gov.au/dmo/id/sadi The Defence and Industry ePortal: www.dplusi.defence.gov.au DMO Bulletin Issue 2 2012 | 2
Deming’s words are a good warning against over-optimism and blind faith. Clearly one of the DMO’s most important tasks is delivering what the ADF needs, when they need it and within the affordability and scope requirements approved by Government. We cannot fulfil this task effectively without thorough and accurate analysis of the requirements, cost, schedule and risks associated with every project. Simply parroting the project ambitions for capability, cost and schedule that were envisaged early in the acquisition development cycle is not acceptable. The implementation of the two-pass approval process provides us the time and resources necessary to undertake this work thoroughly. To date this has been broadly successful with a measurable improvement in schedule performance. We must continue to use this process wisely and for the best outcomes. I am concerned that just occasionally our project managers have become more “project advocates” than professional project implementers. Our role is to advise on project issues, plan an effective project strategy including risk reduction and, once approved, implement those plans to get the job done. Let’s leave project advocacy to the capability manager who is best placed to do this in any case. Of course this is not an excuse to simply make our targets so soft that we will always reach them. Against the background of proper care and caution we also need to proceed with ‘managed urgency’ and set ourselves responsible but nevertheless challenging project outcomes. Sometimes the outcome apparent to us as the best or most obvious choice isn’t backed Warren King CEO DMO CEO DMO UnDERStAnDInG OUR ROLE a message from the ceo Warren King “In God we trust; all others must bring data.” Management guru, W. Edwards Deming 3 | DMO Bulletin Issue 2 2012 by analysis of the data. Our advice and recommendations must be supported by detailed analysis and evidence. Out and about In the lead-up to the Melbourne BPR I was able to visit a few DMO teams in and around Melbourne. I was impressed with their level of commitment and energy, and it was good to come face-to-face with some of the people involved behind-the-scenes in delivering successful projects. I met with individuals who are providing direct support to operational deployments and actively supporting the efficient processing of international financial transactions. I also met with teams supporting the introduction of new force protection measures and testing enhancements to soldier safety. Speaking of the BPR, we were fortunate to hear from Major General Angus Campbell, the new Deputy Chief of Army. In his typically insightful way, the General reminded us of Army’s priorities and challenges and reinforced the importance of fielding solutions, rather than just admiring the problems. As the recent Commander of the Australian forces in the Middle East, he spoke with authority about the positive contribution our efforts are making in support of ADF operations. His words were very appropriate and a timely reminder of the reason for our existence – to equip and support the men and women of the ADF – with a particular and urgent focus on the requirements of deployed units and those in the critical training and readying phases. Putting it to the test 04 Getting on with the job 09 Cooperation is the key 11 SRP collaboration 13 Going digital 15 INSIDE THIS ISSUE
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