3.2  Contractor Test and Evaluation Progress

Test and Evaluation

Major System/ Platform Variant

Original Planned

Current Planned

Achieved/ Forecast

Variance (Months)

System Integration

HMAS Sydney

Dec 02

Sep 05

Sep 05

33

HMAS Melbourne

Jul 03

Feb 07

Jun 07

47

HMAS Darwin

Feb 04

Feb 08

May 08

51

HMAS Newcastle

Jul 04

Feb 09

Feb 09

55

Provisional Acceptance

HMAS Sydney

May 03

Dec 06

Dec 06

43

HMAS Melbourne

Jan 04

Oct 07

Oct 07

45

HMAS Darwin

Jul 04

Aug 08

Aug 08

49

HMAS Newcastle

Jan 05

Jun 09

May 09

52

Team Trainer

Apr 02

Feb 07

Nov 07

67

Warfare Systems Support Centre

Apr 04

Nov 08

Nov 08

55

Acceptance

HMAS Sydney

Apr 04

Nov 08

Nov 08

55

HMAS Melbourne

Sep 04

Nov 08

Dec 08

51

HMAS Darwin

Mar 05

Nov 08

Nov 08

44

HMAS Newcastle

Sep 05

Dec 09

Sep 09

48

Team Trainer

Sep 06

Dec 09

Sep 09

36

Warfare Systems Support Centre

Sep 06

Dec 09

Dec 09

39

Variance Explanations

Schedule delays to this program have resulted from the program complexity being underestimated from the outset.

Two schedule re-baseline activities have been undertaken by this project. However, further schedule adjustment to project end date has not been required.