Programme Governance
Described once, in the planning language ministries, commands and industry already use, so no stakeholder needs a translation step.
The frameworks we work in
Capability planning
Programmes are framed in NATO Defence Planning Process and capability-based-planning terms, linking an operational challenge to a capability requirement, test criteria, acquisition decisions and production priorities.NDPP · capability-based planning
Acquisition stage gates
Concept, assessment, demonstration, manufacture, in-service and disposal provide the stage-gate structure that carries a system from identified requirement to sovereign production and operational service.Recognised allied acquisition practice
Project and portfolio control
Projects and the portfolio run under recognised, certified programme-management methodologies, with a Programme Board, an approved business case, defined stage boundaries and explicit stop/go decisions.Certified programme management
Auditable performance
Milestone contracts are monitored against cost, schedule and delivery performance, so results can be audited by the client's own authorities and by allied counterparts.Auditable milestone performance
Interoperable architecture
Technical integration, configuration management and data standards align to the NATO Architecture Framework and relevant STANAGs, interoperability with allied platforms without surrendering ownership of operational data or security authority.NAF · STANAGs
Innovation and test model
Defined operational challenges, competitive selection, milestone-based funding, access to test-and-evaluation environments and evidence-led progression, the structure used by allied defence innovation accelerators.Challenge-led accelerator model
Why one framework, not four
Governance is described once and used across ministries, armed forces and industry, rather than maintaining a separate account of the programme for each stakeholder. That is what makes a decision defensible after the fact, the same evidence, in the same language, for whoever asks.
A programme conversation starts with the requirement, not the contract.
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