Department of Defence Annual Report 2008-2009

| Department of Defence |
| Programme 1: Defence Administration |
the limit to produce satisfactory results.
The Division is trying to improve the
situation by means of mentoring/
coaching of current project ofcers,
maintaining close liaison with the
Services (seconding project ofcers to
the Division), as well as increasing the
number of Project Manager courses
presented annually.
• Due to a tight budget and many
critical projects, projects are started
and scheduled over too long a period.
If these timescales cannot be reduced,
obsolescence of systems becomes
a critical factor, which can severely
hamper system implementation and
support. It is anticipated that the reprioritisation
of the SCAMP will
alleviate this situation to some degree.
The Division will ensure that projects
are scheduled according to operational
priorities, and industry capacity.
MATTERS UNDER OVERSIGHT
The following matters are currently under oversight
and decisions on the way forward will be taken in
the next nancial year:
• Contractual Review of the Airbus A400M
Programme. Owing to the lengthy delay in the
delivery schedule of the A400M aircraft, this
programme has now entered in a contractual
review. The contract has certain options open
to the customer when conditions are not met,
which have to be discussed, and the RSA way
forward agreed upon internally. The launch
nations have yet to nalise their way forward,
and this decision is eagerly awaited as it could
have a huge impact on the programme as a
whole.
• Closure of the Frigate Programme. The
closure of the frigate project has been postponed
to 31 March 2011, to nalise outstanding
contractual requirements.
Measurable Objective
The Acquisition Services Subprogramme directs
and manages the acquisition of DOD specied
matériel and technology requirements by means of
competent personnel within the allocated budget,
and in accordance with policies and prescripts.
Output Detail
Table 2.9 Defence Matériel Division Output for FY 2008/09
Output
To full
armaments
requirements
according to force
design
Performance
Measure
Shortened
turnaround time
of armaments
and equipment
acquisition
for Services
and Divisions
that meet the
specications for
user requirements
Annual Target
Complete review
of acquisition
policy
Table 2.9 below provides details on the Defence
Matériel Subprogramme’s output, performance
measures and targets are specied in the DOD’s
Strategic Business Plan FY 2008/09.
Actual Target
Achievement
Suggested changes have
been incorporated to a
large extent (90%)
Reason(s) for
Over/Under
Achievement
In-line with
recommendations
made by the
Defence Policy
Board, update
policy to be
compiled in a new
format; revised
target date
31 December 2009
Possible changes
to the DOD’s
macro-structure
must be
considered before
amending the
existing policy
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