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Independent Project Performance Office to oversee major Defence projects established
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced the Independent Project Performance Office would begin operating from 1 July.
The establishment of an Independent Project Performance Office (IPPO) was a recommendation of the Mortimer Review into Defence Procurement and Sustainment.
On 6 May, Mr Smith and Mr Clare announced they had asked Defence to accelerate the implementation of the agreed recommendations of the Mortimer Review as a matter of priority.
The establishment of the IPPO implements one of the key outstanding recommendations of the Mortimer Review.
The IPPO will be established within the Defence Materiel Organisation and will:
Conduct annual full diagnostic reviews (Gate Reviews) of all major Defence capital acquisition projects;
Implement the new Early Indicator and Warning system announced by Mr Smith and Mr Clare on 6 May;
Implement the reforms announced today to the Project of Concern process and oversee the remediation of all Projects of Concern;
Implement a ‘lessons learned’ process as recommended by the Mortimer Review to improve the way projects are delivered by learning from past mistakes and successes; and
Assist project teams to develop more robust cost and schedule information to improve the accuracy of this information when it is provided to the Government.
An additional 14 independent experts with significant project management and commercial experience will be contracted by Defence to act as board members on Gate Reviews.
This will ensure there are at least two external members on every significant Gate Review board.
Mr Smith’s Office: Andrew Porter 0419 474 392
Mr Clare’s Office: Korena Flanagan 0418 251 316
Departmental : (02) 6127 1999
7 comments:
More on DMO.
Classic.
http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/126813/australian-ship-acquisition-disjointed%2C-haphazard.html
They need to be removed totally from the scene.
More. Is this now hapening due to the retirement of a certain CDF?
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/defence-hold-ups-could-kill/story-fn59niix-1226084470192
Gets better Gobsmacked.
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/national/national/general/minister-to-bar-tardy-defence-suppliers/2211717.aspx
Where are all the apologists for DMO now?
Finally it has been acknowledged that it is a failed organisation.Hopefully next step is extinction.
Where are you Bonza?
How can a Project Performance Office established within DMO be 'independent'? This will effectively be DMO checking on itself.
DMO/DSTO have their own Material, Science & Personnel ministry whereas the military is largely managed by the separate Defence ministry (except for personnel).
If the Minister for Defence has the ultimate responsibility for oversight of defence management, it would make more sense for a Project Performance Office to be established within Dod and not within DMO which is owned by the DMSP ministry.
The Public Service has so entrenched the DMO empire that it seems to be acquiring ever more power and having even more input into capabilities determination. I doubt that either of the major political parties will ever be brave enough to untangle this mess.
Methinks this announcement by MinDef Stephen Smith is just cosmetic politicking.
Sorry again! Last post from Bushranger 71.
Houston has left, and now the most incompetent, Dr Gumley is following.
Please carry on in this vane.
Where is Bonza and the apologists for the greatest incompetence and fraud agianst the public?
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