Project Lesson

Categories of Systemic Lessons

Collaboration with key stakeholders required - As the project progressed, the technical understanding of the project office increased faster than that of the external stakeholders and this has required a pro-active management approach to ensure a common understanding.

Governance Requirements Management

Network Centric Warfare - while representing a clear intent for ADF future war fighting, NCW is a relatively new and evolving concept. As NCW evolves it imposes demands for projects as a result of incremental changes to organisational understanding, standards, and operating methods. The experience underlines the importance for the project of having well-defined and stable requirements.

Requirements Management

Foreign Military Sales - When pursuing an FMS contract with the US Government it is important to factor in schedule contingency.

Schedule Management