1. Defence Investment Investissement pour la Defense 1 AC/327 The CNAD “Life Cycle Management Group” AC/327 October 2008

2. Defence Investment Investissement pour la Defense 2 AC/327 LCMG contribution to Armaments Activities LCMG DESIGN FOR NATO OPERATIONS Common standards quality, testing, etc. Materiel standards (joint) to support interoperability Integrated logistic support BEST PRACTICES in: Project Management Systems Engineering Using International Standards GUIDANCE FOR NATO/COOPERATIVE/NATIONAL PROGRAMMES System Life Cycle Management; Programme Management; Integrated Logistic Support – agreed guidance and templates. ACT requirements development CNAD programmes NATO Agencies Nations NATO Quality Assurance System

3. Defence Investment Investissement pour la Defense 3 AC/327 Supporting this in NATO: NATO Policy for System Life Cycle Management CNAD Life Cycle Management Group - AC/327 providing NATO with the tools to implement Systems Life Cycle Management in Defence Systems Acquisition Performance Schedule Cost Quality Operational Environments Integrated Logistic Support Obsolescence NATO Life Cycle Stages and Processes Acquisition Practices

4. Defence Investment Investissement pour la Defense 4 AC/327 AAP-48 NATO System Life Cycle Stages and Processes StagesStages Entry Criteria Exit Criteria ProcessesProcesses Activities Input/Output Tailoring Tools/Methods Life Cycle ModelLife Cycle Model Guidance Implementation GuidanceImplementation Guidance AAP-48 NATO System Life Cycle Stages and Processes StagesStages Entry Criteria Exit Criteria ProcessesProcesses Activities Input/Output Tailoring Tools/Methods Life Cycle ModelLife Cycle Model Guidance Implementation GuidanceImplementation Guidance Enterprise Processes Agreement Processes Project Processes Technical Processes Life Cycle DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTION UTILIZATION SUPPORT RETIREMENT CONCEPT Applying SLCM in NATO

5. Defence Investment Investissement pour la Defense 5 AC/327 System/Equipment Life Cycle Costs: Concept & Technology Development Pre-System Acquisition System Acquisition (Engineering, Development, Demonstration, Production) System Development & Demonstration Production & Deployment Sustainment & Disposal Operations, Sustainment & Disposal Dev Cost Disp Cost 60-80% of Total LCC Prod Cost Operate & Support Cost What you do here Has a Serious impacts here

6. Defence Investment Investissement pour la Defense 6 AC/327 Our Common Defence Need Acquisition of armament systems/equipment to REQUIRED PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY to REQUIRED PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY with proven NATO INTEROPERABLE with proven NATO INTEROPERABLE in a TIMELY manner in a TIMELY manner and within BUDGET and within BUDGET AC/327 Objective