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Independent Review of Astute Common Infrastructure Documentation

KDC provided “good communication and feedback. Established straight-forward plans/POAP with regular progress updates and report risk to milestones accordingly.” - Graham Rickett – Principal Engineering Manager

Way of Working

Contractual Terms

Fixed Price

Agile Sprint Tasking

SQEP Capability Provision

Engagement Model

Offsite, independent task execution

Task-driven SQEP Capability Provision

Resource deployed to customer team

Requirement 

BAE Systems required independent Systems Engineering support on the Astute Programme to review and update Common Infrastructure (CI) certification documentation following the build of several Astute Class boats, addressing obsolescence and design changes while maintaining compliance and traceability.

Skills & tools 

  • DOORS

Tasking

Identified common infrastructure hardware modification status, assessed spares provision and certification document completeness, and integrated modification task cards into installation task card packages to support configuration control and traceability.

Deliverables 

Certification assessment reports.

Updated installation and modification task cards for all Common Infrastructure (CI) hardware.

Outcome 

KDC reviewed and updated Astute Programme common infrastructure certification documentation, improving configuration control, compliance, and traceability. Project delivered through effective planning and proactive stakeholder engagement; it received positive customer feedback for communication and delivery.

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Way of Working

Contractual Terms

Fixed Price

Agile Sprint Tasking

SQEP Capability Provision

Engagement Model

Offsite, independent task execution

Task-driven SQEP Capability Provision

Resource deployed to customer team

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