DStan Standardization Management

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DStan Standardization Management Awareness Day
Stephen GibsonHead of Defence Standardization
From Design to Deployment
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Running Order - Morning Sessions

• 1010 Steve Gibson Welcome/Housekeeping/
  DStan and TLCM
• 1030 Terry Leaver Defence Standards
  Portfolio Development
• 1040 Simon Hutton Defence Standard 08-6
• 1050 Kevin Chivers Standardization
  Management Advice
• 1105 Chris Watson Standards on your Desktop
• 1115 Coffee Break
• 1130 Tom Richards Practical help with
  Functional Assurance
• 1150 Steve Gibson QA Session
• 1200 Lunch

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Running Order Afternoon Sessions

• 1300 Neil Redwood MARS IPT Approach to
  Standardization
• 1320 Marco Provenziani NATOs Top 11 Priorities
• 1340 Alan Bartlett UK Issues in NATO
  Opl. Standardization
• 1400 Don Chamberlain Operational Benefits of
  Standardization
• 1430 Dave Wilkinson How Europe can help
  you
• 1450 Steve Gibson Open forum and vote
  of thanks
• 1500 Event Close

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So why are we here
So why are we here ?
Because we can help you!
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• DStan Through Life Capability Management

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So who are DStan ?

• Centre of Excellence for Standardization
  management
• Part of DGSE
• Based in Glasgow Abbey Wood

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What we do

• Not just Standards
• An International focus
• Support from Design to Deployment

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Not just standards

• DES Focal Point for Standardization management
• Advice Guidance
• Functional Assurance
• Standards Verification
• STANAG Ratification
• Link to NATO the EDA

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An International focus

• Manage STANAG Ratification for CNAD Military
  Committee
• UK Rep on NATO Committee for Standardization
• Key Member of EDA Material Standards Working
  Group
• Work with CEN on the section of Standards for
  Defence
• Supply Hard soft Copies of Standards to more
  than 60 countries

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Support from Design to Deployment

• Support at all Stages of CADMID
• Advice to IPTs
• Support to FLC
• Some Standards specifically to support
  Deployments Operations
• CONDO
• The Fuels Lub Blue Book

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Standardization Management is not new
King Charles I in June 1631. ..continuall
altering and changing of fashion of armies and
armours .. doe put many of our subjects to a
great and unnecessary chargehereafter there
shall be but one uniform fashion of armoursthe
patterns wherofshall remayn in the office of our
ordinancelikewise concerning gunnes, pikes and
bandaliers
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Why bother with Standardization Management?

• Enable Interoperability
• Reduce costs
• Reduce risk
• Maximise procurement options
• Use best practice
• Enable innovation

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Standardization - A Through Life Activity
Concept
Assessment
Demonstration
Initial Gate
Main Gate
Develop broad/high level standardization Issues
Rationalizing standardization
Finalize standardization issues prior to
manufacture
Consider Existing standards applicability Tailori
ng standards Development of new
standards Standards proposed by
contractors (Assessment of proposals)

• Consider
• Safety
• Performance
• Interface
• Legislation/Regulations
• Levels of Standardization

Confirm Existing standards applicability Complete
development of new standards Standards proposed
by contractors (Assessment of proposals)
Manufacture
Disposal
In-service
Maintain Standardization Concepts
Maintain Standardization Concepts
Standardization concepts Mature
Updates
Track standards and maintain database
Consider Continuing need for project specific
standards
Confirm Standardization for additional acquisitio
n
Spares Post Design Services Technology Insertion
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Standardization - A Through Life Capability
Management Enabler

• Training Welder Training Rqts in Def Stan 02-
  770
• Equipment Defence Standards, STANAGs
• Personnel ????
• Information Def Stan 00-102 Geospatial
  Intelligence
• Concepts Doctrine Standardized approaches in
  JWP/JDP
• Organization Def Stan 05-129
  CONDO
• Infrastructure Building standards BS, EN , ISO
• Logistics Def Stan 00-60 ILS
• Interoperability NATO STANAGs

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But Standardization Management is evolving

• Portfolio is becoming very taut focussed
• Project Assurance very much a light touch
  approach
• eDelivery of Standards continues
• Helpdesk providing a a greater range of
  verification
• Proactively exploiting new technologies
• Greater use of LFE to develop standards
• Creation of Standardization Mgt Focal Points

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• Stephen Gibson
• Head of Defence Standardization
• 44 141 224 2510
• Tes-Dstan-Hd_at_dpa.mod.uk