C.3.1.  Objectives of the Defence Change Portfolio

Launched in 2002, the Defence Change Portfolio ("DCP") is designed to join up the major investment programmes across Defence to produce a single coherent portfolio of change programmes. As shown in Figure C-3, the portfolio is subdivided under the four main headings of Infrastructure, Acquisition, People, and Management and Organisation. The Streamlining programme and the Defence Acquisition Change Programme were added to the portfolio in 2007-08.

Note: * indicates those programmes that have delivered £1,634m - £1,714m

Source: MoD Annual Report 2008

Figure C-3: Change programmes in the Defence Change Portfolio in 2007-08

The Second Permanent Under Secretary leads and oversees the DCP on behalf of the Defence Board as the Senior Responsible Owner (SRO), whilst each programme within the DCP has a SRO who is personally accountable to the Board for maximising the delivery of benefits and reporting regularly to the programme's sponsoring Minister.