Schedule performance15

1.9  Figure 6 presents details on projects' original and 30 June 2009 forecast for achieving FOC. The total delay for the 15 projects is expected to be 378 months later than predicted when first approved. This slippage represents a 28 per cent increase on the expected schedule since the main investment decision. Across the 15 major projects, eight projects have experienced a slippage in FOC achievement. One project, the C-17 Heavy Airlift, which is a MOTS acquisition, is forecast to achieve FOC 11 months ahead of its original schedule.

Figure 6

Projects' Original and 30 June 2009 Schedule for FOC

Source:

2008-09 MPR.

Note 1:

1See Figure 2 for explanation.

Note 2:

Hornet Upgrade FOC date relates to Phase 2.2. The FOC date for complete Phase 2 upgrade is August 2011.

Note 3:

Bushranger FOC date relates to production period 1. The FOC date for production period 3 is April 2012.

Note 4:

HF Modernisation FOC date relates to the Final System. The FOC date for the project's Mobiles element is 2016.

1.10  Reasons for schedule slippages can involve technical factors such as design problems, difficulties in integrating different systems to achieve the required capability, or emergent work associated with upgrades. In other cases, a project's ability to gain access to the platform can impact schedule.

1.11  In 2008-09 there was 119 months slippage in the forecast achievement of FOC for the 15 projects. This represents a seven per cent average increase in the schedule timeframe for this group of projects. Figure 7 shows that the in-year schedule slippage involved the following projects:

•  Collins RCS (delays in docking program and impact of emergent work);

•  Armidales (outstanding defects - with 'workarounds' in place);

•  Air to Air Refuel (increased scope and complexity of the aircraft conversion);

•  ARH Tiger (realignment with operational release date planned under the Army's project plan for introduction into service of the ARH);

•  Bushranger (component delivery delays);

•  HF Modernisation (component delivery delays); and

•  FFG Upgrade (schedule impact from incremental approach to operational release).

Figure 7

In-Year (2008-09) Schedule Changes to achieving FOC (months)

Source:

2008-09 MPR.

Note:

The remaining eight projects did not record changes to the relevant FOC date during the year.




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15  In the instances where FOC dates have changed due to changes in the scope of the project, this creates difficulties in measuring the year-to-year progress of the 'same' project. Where this is an issue, the ANAO has used the project's 2007-08 MPR scope to analyse progress in 2008-09 or has used the lead/main capability FOC as the benchmark. The results from this approach may be different from DMO's approach to the analysis of 2008-09 MPR data.