APPLICATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES PANEL ARRANGEMENT

The high level objectives of the Application Management Services Panel are to:

a. increase Defence capacity to rapidly deliver end-to-end Application Management Services including system integration activities, to meet forecast ICT application development and service management demand whilst retaining discretion to source industry support via alternate arrangements;
b. enhance application management knowledge required for designing, testing, managing and improving ICT services within Defence;
c. provide and rapidly deploy effectively trained resources through the design, build, deploy, operate and optimise functions within Defence to deliver and support selected applications;
d. enhance industry understanding of Defence business, including participation in demand forecasting and planning forums;
e. decrease acquisition timeframes by streamlining internal processes to contract for Application Managed Services;
f. provide an avenue for Defence to access services providers who have developed a detailed understanding of the Defence ICT environment and related policy; and
g. enable Defence and industry to work jointly and share knowledge, information and skills to deliver ICT outcomes.