In-year schedule performance

2.40  In 2010-11, there was a total of 72 months slippage in the forecast achievement of FOC for the 22 projects that were also included in the 2009-10 MPR. This represents a three per cent increase in the scheduled timeframe for this group of projects. However, this also includes C-17 Heavy Airlift, which is now forecast to achieve FOC in line with its original schedule.74

2.41  Figure 11 shows that the in-year schedule slippage involved the following projects:

•  AWD Ships (delays due to issues experienced with the initial block production and shipyard capacity);

•  Hornet Upgrade (the project is waiting on the completion of Operational Test and Evaluation and other work by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF));

•  C-17 Heavy Airlift (the project is waiting on the RAAF to declare FOC);

•  Air to Air Refuel (further work required to the military avionics and boom refuelling system);

•  HF Modernisation (delays in gaining scope change approval and available skilled project office personnel); and

•  ANZAC ASMD 2B, and ANZAC ASMD 2A (delays linked to the change in the projects' acquisition strategy).

2.42  In contrast, the Armidales project's forecast FOC schedule decreased in-year due to a successful rectification program.

Figure 11
In-year (2010-11) schedule changes to achieving FOC (months increase/ decrease in schedule)

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74  In the 2009-10 MPR, the C-17 Heavy Airlift project was reported as being forecast to achieve FOC 11 months ahead of schedule. Australian National Audit Office, 2009-10 Major Projects Report, p. 250.