They haled him from his regiment, which didn't much regret him:
They found for him an office-stool, and on that stool they sat him
To play with maps and catalogues three idle hours a day,
And draw his plump retaining-fee – which meant his double pay.
Rudyard Kipling
CHAPTER 39 INITIAL GATE
SPACE DEPARTMENT COLLOCATION PROJECT – INITIAL GATE BUSINESS CASE
1. Approval for collocating staff in an acquisition hub, together with the collocation of Supply Chain staff on the Carbonec Site and the implementation of modern, flexible working arrangements across all sites.
2. The IAB is invited to approve the collocation project entering a combined Assessment and Initial Implementation Phase
And to note:
a. HMT approved the acquisition of the new capability using Defence Modernisation Funding, subject to confirmation that the use of the site represents value for money.
b. The outcome of the flexible working pilots will be reported in an Information Note, prior to entering full implementation of flexible working.
3. A Ministerial announcement would be required before the summer recess to keep the programme on track.
4. Work has begun on the feasibility and benefits of collocating additional parts of the MOD close to Abbey Wood and London. Collocation would facilitate better decision-making in the early stages of acquisition and improve through-life management of space based defence equipment, thereby driving down costs and improving the delivery of capability to the Front Line. This joint working is currently hampered by the geographic separation of acquisition staff who are spread across many sites. (see Annex A). Without collocation the proposed HQ Space would become increasingly incoherent in organisational terms with smaller numbers of staff located across these dispersed sites. Collocation would also facilitate cultural benefits including the development of common processes across HQ Space and more flexible working arrangements.
5. Defence Acquisition Management (DAM) endorsed an outline business case for HQ Space Collocation, as a result of which collocation was incorporated in the outcome of the current STP. In parallel with preparation of this business case, Ministerial and Treasury approval was given. Defence Estates completed their outline.
6. The MOD has a challenging savings target of post reduction to meet Treasury guidelines for increased efficiency over the LTP. Collocation is needed to drive current restructuring plans, in particular the creation of common enabling services which would maximise the scope for post savings.
7. An Investment Appraisal (IA) has been conducted in accordance with HMT Guidance, and endorsed by Economic Statistics & Advice Directorate. The IA considered a range of options including Do Nothing, Do Minimum, and a series of incremental options. The latter (Options 3a, b, c and d) would involve various combinations of Carbonec ”as is” or with construction of further buildings 6, Or “as is”, with part or full development of the Middleavon sites. Together with the implementation of flexible working arrangements (designed to accommodate 11 staff for every 10 desks) all of these options would provide sufficient accommodation for 11000 staff.
8. The IA assumes:
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