Agility and Innovation in Acquistion
By Nicholas Whittall, Philip Boxer, Danny Flack et al
3 Mar 2008
Following on from the ‘contention’ section in our last edition, we focus on agility and innovation, particularly in the C4ISTAR sector where technology generations threaten to, and often do, outpace our acquisition decision-making processes. As a result, we often have to rely on the urgent operational requirements (UOR) process to supply the troops in operations with equipment when they need it. But the UOR process is not ideal as it provides a quick-fix that does not adequately consider anything but the extremely short term. In addition, innovation is all too often equated with risk and avoided. Operational forces lay their lives on the line and deserve to be given the equipment they need when they need it. In this section, we have asked our experts, all with strong links to the C4ISTAR sector, to look at what changes are needed.
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3 Mar 2008
Following on from the ‘contention’ section in our last edition, we focus on agility and innovation, particularly in the C4ISTAR sector where technology generations threaten to, and often do, outpace our acquisition decision-making processes. As a result, we often have to rely on the urgent operational requirements (UOR) process to supply the troops in operations with equipment when they need it. But the UOR process is not ideal as it provides a quick-fix that does not adequately consider anything but the extremely short term. In addition, innovation is all too often equated with risk and avoided. Operational forces lay their lives on the line and deserve to be given the equipment they need when they need it. In this section, we have asked our experts, all with strong links to the C4ISTAR sector, to look at what changes are needed.
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