The Review has been conducted over six months, commencing in late December 2008 and running through to the end of June 2009.
During this period, the Review team collected and analysed a wide range of data held within the Department that was relevant to an assessment of the effectiveness of the acquisition process. This ranged from high level planning information, through to individual project performance data. The team has also solicited and considered a range of valuable inputs from a large number of interviews and meetings. These have included over 200 discussions with:
• the Department, including MoD centre, the Capability Sponsor organisation, DE&S and Front Line Commands;
• the Defence industry;
• other UK government departments and public sector bodies;
• defence departments of other nations, in particular the US and France; and
• other relevant commercial organisations.
Further to the perceptions of interviewees, the Review also reflects, where relevant, the Review team's own experiences in understanding and interacting with the Department during the course of the Review.
A list of contributing parties is included in Appendix H. The Review team is indebted to them for their valuable contributions.