The Acquisition Handbook

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More InformationWhere can you find out more?If you are a new arrival in a customer area or IPT already working under Smart Acquisition, thenyour line manager or IPT Leader will be happy to explain more about the acquisition process.This handbook forms part of the AMS. The AMS is the established Knowledge ManagementSystem of the defence acquisition community. It provides a ‘one-stop shop’ for all constraints,authoritative guidance, additional information, best practice and user expertise supporting thewhole-life management of defence capability acquisition. The AMS contains more detail on all thesubjects covered by this handbook. It is replacing or incorporating existing instructions and hasbeen endorsed by the Acquisition 3 Star Group.Key AMS features are:••it is designed to be used by all involved in defence capability acquisitionit includes simple route maps explaining the business processesit is designed to be ‘user-friendly’it supports different ways of getting to what the user needsit provides links to a wide range of acquisition principles, business processinformation and standards.it is updated monthly.At present, the AMS is available to staff on most of the MOD’s intranets, at Abbey Wood (onDAWN), Main Building and Ensleigh (on CHOTS), Foxhill (on NAVYNET), Andover (on QWEB),Wilton (on LandWeb), Brampton, Wyton and Yeovilton (on ES(Air)Net) , Paris (PAAMS), Munich(NETMA) and many other sites and organisations. Please ask your team colleagues or your ITsupport staff about how to access the AMS from your site.The AMS is available to all on the Internet at www.ams.mod.uk and is available to Industryintranets via CD-ROM (contact 01225 449025).Queries regarding Smart Acquisition within Industry should be directed to the Secretary of theDefence Industries Council.44
Electronic VersionThis handbook is available, in electronic form, on the AMS.Alternatively, you can ask for more paper copies bytelephoning01225 449521 (MOD Pinesgate 49521).If you have any comments on the Handbook, please submitthem to the editor via e-mail to “ams@dpa.mod.uk” or byfax to 01225 449548.45
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Page 4 and 5: ContentsWhat is this handbook for?
Page 6 and 7: The aim of Smart AcquisitionWhat is
Page 8 and 9: The Acquisition CycleWhat are the m
Page 10 and 11: Smart RequirementsSmart Requirement
Page 12 and 13: Smart Requirementsupgrade, and prog
Page 14 and 15: The Requirement SetConceptually, th
Page 16 and 17: Through Life Management Plan (TLMP)
Page 18 and 19: Whole Life Costs and Cost Of Owners
Page 20 and 21: ApprovalsEquipment projects are div
Page 22 and 23: Acceptance and ISDendorse. Thereaft
Page 24 and 25: Measures and Targets and Indicators
Page 26 and 27: Public/Private PartnershipPublic/Pr
Page 28 and 29: Team Working with IndustryPFI will
Page 30 and 31: Team Working with IndustryMOD beyon
Page 32 and 33: Business Tools for AcquisitionIPT/P
Page 34: The Customers and the IPT• Requir
Page 37 and 38: Who is in the IPT?(“dotted lines
Page 39 and 40: Core, Associate and Attached IPT Me
Page 41 and 42: The Acquisition Stream (AS)The AS w
Page 43 and 44: Acquisition Competence Framework (A
Page 45 and 46: Performance ManagementSmall Project
Page 47: Acquisition Training CellAcquisitio
Page 51 and 52: Jargon BusterAssociate IPT MemberAn
Page 53 and 54: Jargon BusterDemonstration StageThe
Page 55 and 56: Jargon BusterKey User Requirements
Page 57: Jargon BusterSystem AcceptanceThe f

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