The AcV-2 provides a time-based perspective of programmes.
The AcV-2 is primarily intended to support the acquisition process across multiple projects or programmes, including the management of dependencies between projects and the integration of all the DLODs to achieve a successfully integrated military capability.
Use of AcV-2 should support the management of capability delivery and be aligned with the StV-3, Capability Phasing.
Usage
The intended usage of the AcV-2 includes:
- Project management and control (including delivery timescales).
- Project dependencies and the identification of associated risk.
- Portfolio management.
- Through Life Management Planning (TLMP).
Product Description
The AcV-2 provides an overview of a set of individual projects (e.g. within a given programme), based on a time-line. Projects may be broken into threads (work streams) to show the dependencies at a lower level. For capability-based acquisition, these threads could conveniently be equated with MOD’s Defence Lines of Development (DLODs) – though MODAF does not mandate the use of DLODs.
Where appropriate, the AcV-2 may also summarise the level of maturity achieved across the threads at given milestones in each project.
The information provided by the AcV-2 can be used to determine the impact of either planned or unplanned programmatic changes, and highlight opportunities for optimisation across the delivery programme. The inclusion of the DLOD information enables the Delivery Team to identify potential delays which impact on the delivery of capability. Action to address areas of concern identified in one or more thread, (e.g. a shortfall in training resource) can be co-ordinated across a programme or group of projects. In particular, the knowledge of the dependencies between project milestones can quickly inform a programme manager when a slippage in one project is likely to cause delays in other projects.
Creating a List of Programmes
To create a List of Programmes:
- Click on List of Programmes in the Action Artifact area.
- This opens the table of ActualProjects.
- Enter the start and end date of the ActualProjects.
A breakdown of project can be visualized in the roadmap below.
Creating a Programme Timelines
To create a Programme Timelines:
- Click on Programme Timelines in the Action Artifact area.
- This opens a roadmap diagram. The content of the diagram is derived from the ActualProjects. Click on the Refresh button on top of the diagram to update the roadmap.
- Perform a breakdown of projects by creating bars under ActualProjects. To create a bar, right click on the title of an ActualProject and select Add Bar from the popup menu.
- Move the bar along the timeline through drag and drop and adjust its width. To adjust the width of a bar, click on it and drag the handler on the right or left.
- Name the time units along the timeline by double-clicking on them and inputting the name
List of Programmes
Programme Timelines
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