Longitudinal schedule performance

2.43  Tables 5, 6 and 7 show the schedule slippage of those Major Projects included in the 2007-08, 2008-09, and 2009-10 MPRs across the four reports up to and including the 2010-11 MPR. While the information in these tables link to Table 2 on page 20 they are included to present further detail.

2.44  Table 5 tracks the schedule slippage of the initial nine projects75 included in the 2007-08 MPR across the subsequent reports. The table shows that the total schedule slippage for the initial nine projects in 2007-08 was 308 months and that the total schedule slippage for the initial nine projects in 2010-11 was 463 months (an increase of 155 months over three years).

2.45  Table 6 tracks the schedule slippage of the 15 projects76 included in the 2008-09 MPR across the subsequent reports. The table shows that the total schedule slippage reported in 2008-09 was 378 months and that the total schedule slippage for the 15 projects in 2010-11 was 508 months (an increase of 130 months over two years).

2.46  Table 7 tracks the slippage progress of the 22 projects77 included in the 2009-10 MPR across the subsequent report. The table shows that the total schedule slippage reported in 2009-10 was 688 months and that the total schedule slippage for the 22 projects in 2010-11 was 760 months (an increase of 72 months).

2.47  The tables show that 61 per cent (463 months) of the total schedule slippage across the Major Projects covered in the 2010-11 MPR (760 months) is made up of the schedule slippage from the initial nine projects reported in the 2007-08 MPR.

Table 5
2007-08 MPR projects: Schedule slippage across years

 

2007-08 MPR

2008-09 MPR

2009-10 MPR

2010-11 MPR

Number of Projects

9

9

9

9

Schedule Slippage (Total)

308 months (37 per cent increase)

360 months (43 per cent increase)

431 months (51 per cent increase)

463 months (55 per cent increase)

Average Schedule Slippage per Project

39 months

45 months

54 months

58 months

Schedule Slippage (In-year)

-

52 months (4 per cent)

71 months (5 per cent)

32 months (2 per cent)

Source:  2010-11 MPR and ANAO analysis.

Table 6
2008-09 MPR projects: Schedule slippage across years

 

2008-09 MPR

2009-10 MPR

2010-11 MPR

Number of Projects

15

15

15

Schedule Slippage (Total)

378 months (28 per cent increase)

452 months (33 per cent increase)

508 months (37 per cent increase)

Average Schedule Slippage per Project

25 months

30 months

34 months

Schedule Slippage (In-year)

-

74 months (5 per cent)

56 months (4 per cent)

Source:  2010-11 MPR and ANAO analysis.

Table 7
2009-10 MPR projects: Schedule slippage across years

 

2009-10 MPR

2010-11 MPR

Number of Projects

22

22

Schedule Slippage (Total)

688 months (31 per cent increase)

760 months (35 per cent increase)

Average Schedule Slippage per Project

34 months

38 months

Schedule Slippage (In-year)

-

72 months (3 per cent)

Source:  2010-11 MPR and ANAO analysis.

2.48 Further disaggregation according to a project's Second Pass Approval date, shown in Table 8, shows that 88 per cent of the total schedule slippage across the Major Projects covered in the 2010-11 MPR is made up of projects approved prior to the DMO's demerger from the Department of Defence, in July 2005.

Table 8
Project slippage: Project's approved pre and post DMO demerger

Project

No. of months between Approval and Original FOC date

No. of months between Approval and 30/6/11 FOC date

No. of months slippage between Original FOC and 30/6/11 FOC date

Projects Approved pre-July 2005

Wedgetail

96

144

48

ARH Tiger Helicopters

123

165

42

Hornet Upgrade

159

169

10

Air to Air Refuel

94

127

33

FFG Upgrade

61

150

84

Bushmaster Vehicles

107

144

37

HF Modernisation

105

239

134

SM-2 Missile

101

101

0

Armidales

77

112

36

Collins RCS

88

160

72

Hw Torpedo

148

148

0

Collins R&S

165

264

99

ANZAC ASMD 2A

97

169

72

Sub Total - Projects Approved pre-July 2005

1 421

2 092

667

Percentage of Total - Projects Approved pre-July 2005

57%

64%

88%

Projects Approved post-July 2005

AWD Ships

138

150

12

MRH90 Helicopters

119

119

0

Super Hornet

69

69

0

LHD Ships

113

113

0

Overlander Vehicles

148

148

0

C-17 Heavy Airlift

69

69

0

Next Gen Satellite

87

87

0

Additional Chinook

83

83

0

ANZAC ASMD 2B

90

147

57

Stand Off Weapon

60

84

24

155mm Howitzer

53

53

0

Battle Comm. Sys.

41

41

0

Sub Total - Projects Approved post-July 2005

1 070

1 163

93

Percentage of Total - Projects Approved post-July 2005

43%

36%

12%

Total - All Projects With Slippage

2 491

3 255

760

Source:  2010-11 MPR and ANAO analysis.




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75  The nine projects reported in the 2007-08 MPR were Wedgetail, Armidales, HF Modernisation, Bushmaster Vehicles, Hornet Upgrade, Collins RCS, ARH Tiger Helicopters, C-17 Heavy Airlift, and FFG Upgrade.

76  The 15 projects reported in the 2008-09 MPR were the nine projects reported in the 2007-08 MPR, plus AWD Ships, Super Hornet, MRH90 Helicopters, LHD Ships, Air to Air Refuel and Hornet Refurb.

77  The 22 projects reported in the 2009-10 MPR were the 15 projects reported in the 2008-09 MPR, plus Overlander Vehicles, Next Gen Satellite, ANZAC ASMD 2B, Hw Torpedo, Collins R&S, ANZAC ASMD 2A and Stand Off Weapon.