Carriers and Main Gate
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Its possible that the review being carried out by Sir John Parker has thrown up some concerns?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/mai...18/cnavy18.xml
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/mai...18/cnavy18.xml
Suspicion breeds confidence
It can't have failed main gate submission since it does not get submitted until this Thursday.
Last edited by Navaleye; 24th Oct 2006 at 09:33.
Google define: Main Gate =
"An exacting approval hurdle, between the Assessment and Demonstration Phases of the CADMID procurement phases. A Business Case at Main Gate should recommend a single technical and procurement option. Risk must have been reduced to the extent that the Capability Manager and IPT Leader can, with a high degree of confidence, undertake to deliver the project to narrowly defined performance, cost (whole-life and procurement) and time parameters."
From the MoD's Acquisition Management System (AMS) website
"An exacting approval hurdle, between the Assessment and Demonstration Phases of the CADMID procurement phases. A Business Case at Main Gate should recommend a single technical and procurement option. Risk must have been reduced to the extent that the Capability Manager and IPT Leader can, with a high degree of confidence, undertake to deliver the project to narrowly defined performance, cost (whole-life and procurement) and time parameters."
From the MoD's Acquisition Management System (AMS) website
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Is it just me?
Am I alone in wondering why on earth all this is taking so long? it struck me the other day that Kennedy ordered NASA to go to the Moon in '62 and they were there in '69. The SDR was the initial document which mentioned the intention to acquire 2 new carriers and that was published 9 years ago! We haven't even cut any metal yet!!
I may be a bit of a simpleton, but it really can't be that difficult? Or is it as I suspect that the army of consultants, contractors and time-wasters are taking a few too many expenses funded lunches?
If someone can put me right I would be most grateful....
I may be a bit of a simpleton, but it really can't be that difficult? Or is it as I suspect that the army of consultants, contractors and time-wasters are taking a few too many expenses funded lunches?
If someone can put me right I would be most grateful....
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showpos...&postcount=657
Try this for starters. Less a problem with expenses paid lunches, but with ability of MoD to make decisions and ability of the ACA to interpret requirements and make accurate cost estimates.
Try this for starters. Less a problem with expenses paid lunches, but with ability of MoD to make decisions and ability of the ACA to interpret requirements and make accurate cost estimates.
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Now that Larry Grayson has leant his full weight to the program I get the feeling that CVF will not fail at all, but will meet nay even surpass the trivial Main Gate procedure. It will just be a rubber stamp scrutineering hatchet job as the Defence industry has far too much at stake for it to fail.
Believe me I have been through the torturous process with the Lynx replacement.
This is a single source procurement with absolutely no danger of failure.
Believe me I have been through the torturous process with the Lynx replacement.
This is a single source procurement with absolutely no danger of failure.
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There is every possibility of a horrible and highly embarrassing failure.
MOD wants the carriers for a low price and no risk; the contractor wants to deliver at a price it can make a profit from, at acceptable risk. You'd think these positions are compatible, but I wonder if in this case they are even close.
The change log will already be open and waiting for MOD's business.
