ATTRIBUTE DESCRIPTORS VS MATURITY SCORE

Schedule

Cost

Requirements

Technical Understanding

Technical Difficulty

Commercial

Operation and Support

DELIVERING THE DMO ACQUISTION PROJECT (Delivery Performance)

Maturity Score

How are the IMR & FMR milestones tracking against project approval?

How well is the cost tracking against project approval?

How well are the requirements defined in the MAA being realised?

Defence's understanding of the technical solution and arrangements to operate and support the capability.

How well are the design and its validation coming along?

How well is industry performing?

How well prepared is the project to transition from Acquisition to Sustainment?

10

Achieved

Proven

Demonstrated

Fully Understood

Proven

All Delivered

Operational

9

Confident

Contingency Remains

Tested

Transferred

Tested

Delivered

Transitioning

8

Acceptable

Confident

Designed

Arranged

Integrated

Delivering

Integrated

7

In Tolerance

Within Contingency

Acceptable

Needs Understood

Designed

Manages Risk

Being Procured

6

Manageable

Negotiated

Contracted

Provided for

Planned

As Contracted

Defined

DEFINING THE DEFENCE PROJECT (Process Maturity) PROJECT (Process Maturity)

Maturity score

How realistic is the schedule?

What is the quality of the project estimate?

How well are the requirements defined and understood?

How well are the solutions understood?

How difficult is to integrate the component parts?

Can industry deliver the solution?

Is the impact on the existing operating and support environment understood?

5

Confirmed

Pre- Endorsed capability

Endorsed

Understood

Manageable

Offered

Planned

4

Understood

Industry Tested

Documented

Feasible

Feasible

Industry Proposals

Known

3

Feasible

Reasonable

Solution Classes

Coalescing

Building Blocks

Strategy Developed

Issues Understood

2

Drivers known

Plausible

Scenarios identified

Minimal

Conceptual

Possible

Conceivable

1

Speculative

Speculative

Deficiency

Not at all

Not Defined

Not Yet

Not Identified

Project Life Cycle Gates

CDG_Responsibility

DMO_Responsibility

Represents

Benchmark Maturity Score

Enter Defence Capability Plan

The stage at which a project is recommended to Government for inclusion in the Defence Capability Plan

13

Decide Viable Capability Options

The stage in the capability definition/development process when 1st Pass options that will be put to Government are decided by CCDG

16

1st Pass Approval

The stage at which 1st Pass options to be put to Cabinet are endorsed by the DCC

21

Industry Proposals/Offers

The stage at which formal responses from industry to an RFP or RFT have been received and evaluated

30

2nd Pass Approval

The stage in the capability definition/development process when 2nd Pass Approval is sought from Cabinet

35

Contract Signature

On completion of contract negotiations and on concluding contract signature of a contract that has maximum influence on the project.

42

Preliminary Design Review(s)

On completion of System Requirements Reviews and when Preliminary Design Reviews are completed

45

Detailed Design Review(s)

On completion of Detailed Design Reviews

50

Complete System Integration and Test

On completion of Verification and Validation activities at the system and subsystem levels

55

Complete Acceptance Testing

On completion of all contractual acceptance testing and associated testing activities nominated in the TEMP

57

Initial Materiel Release (IMR)

Occurs when the materiel components that represents the DMO contribution to Initial Operational Release (IOR) are ready for transition to the Capability Manager

60

Final Materiel Release (FMR)

Occurs when all the products and services within the MAA have been transitioned to the Capability Manager.

63

Final Contract Acceptance

On Final Acceptance as defined in the contract

65

MAA Closure

Occurs when all of the actions necessary to finalise the MAA have been completed, including completion of all financial transactions and records, completion of contracts and transfer of remaining fund.

66

Acceptance Into Service

The point at which the Capability Manager accepts the Materiel System, supplies and services for employment in operational service 135

67

Project Completion

Project closure is achieved when the project is financially closed, support arrangements have been transitioned and all MAA requirements have been demonstrated and transitioned.

70