1.52 Introduction of the Early Indicators and Warnings (EI&W) system was announced by the Minister for Defence on 6 May 2011, and is aimed at identifying problems with projects early in their lifecycle.
1.53 The EI&W system, currently in the early stages of its development, is intended to identify deviation against pre-defined thresholds of defined project characteristics (scope, schedule, budget/cost) from the Government Approved baselines at Project Initiation, First Pass and Second Pass. Projects triggering a defined threshold will immediately be notified to Government and may then be scheduled for an EI&W Gate Review.
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164 Further information on SCRAM and access to SCRAM products can be obtained from the website: http://scramsite.org
165 Minister for Defence, Stephen Smith, and Minister for Defence Materiel, Jason Clare, Media Release - Independent Project Performance Office to oversee major Defence projects established, 29 June 2011
166 Defence Procurement and Sustainment Review, 2008, Recommendation 3.6.