In the course of diagnosing problems with the acquisition system, the Review Team has identified a number of potential changes which would, in the Team's opinion, improve the overall performance of the acquisition system. The recommendations address a variety of problems that the Review team perceive to be present in the current system: the general strategic and financial context in which defence acquisition operates; the front-end governance and planning of acquisition; and issues related to back-end delivery of individual projects.
No attempt has been made to prioritise the recommendations, and indeed the form of the problems identified militates against prioritisation. The Review team is of the opinion that they constitute a potential solution only when considered collectively; although individual recommendations are made to solve specific problems, the changes only constitute a solution to the whole problem when considered in aggregate. Partial implementation would not provide the holistic solution that is required and pilot schemes run the danger of being undermined by wider issues and never being fully implemented.