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Acquisition People Priorities

The People Priorities stems from the Defence Values for Acquisition (DVfA) and demonstrates how we will work.

Every employee must to show how they demonstrate the behaviours that underpin the DVfA and the People Priorities in their role.

All Civilian staff will be assessed against the DVfA in their annual appraisal.

The People Priorities are:

People – We support our people to develop and deliver to the highest standards:
- Develop and support our people to improve performance.
- Recognise achievements.
- Provide constructive feedback for personal development.
Delivery – We take a through–life approach, balancing stability with agility:
- Focus on what is Best for Defence.
- Act from a ‘through-life’ perspective.
- Balance agility and stability; build in flexibility.
Professionalism – We seek, develop and apply professional good practice at all times:
- Acquire and maintain Skills and Qualifications to do the job.
- Invest in professional development.
- Use common tools and methods, do not re-invent the wheel.
Integrity – We seek the facts and continuously improve our performance:
- Continuously review, improve and learn from our mistakes.
- Make clear, open decisions based on facts.
- Report and receive good news and bad constructively.
Partnership – We work together to deliver the Defence Industrial Strategy:
- Work as a single integrated team (across boundaries).
- Understand and meet the needs of customers (internal and external).
- Share knowledge, information and experience.

The People Priorities form the basis for team and individual conversations to decide how the values and behaviours will be incorporated into their day to day roles and activities.

Contacts

Acquisition People

Owner

Post
Defence Acquisition Reform Project (DARP) Head

Point of Contact

Post	Email	Phone
DARP Communications and Secretariat	DARP-CommsSecretariat@mod.uk	Mil: 9621 86062 Civ: +44 (0) 207 218 6062

Change History

The AOF has been updated to Version 2.0.0 on 1st April 2008 following the introduction of the main content in the tactical layer. In addition small changes have been added to the Operational layer. Individual document Change History pages will detail any changes other than minor editorial amendments.

1 December 2009: Contact details updated.
1 November 2009: Minor amendments made for Plain English review.
1 July 2009: Removal of the words ‘From 07/08’ to bring the content up to date.; Content reviewed for accuracy.; Contact details updated.
1 May 2009: Contact details updated.
1 June 2007: Contact names deleted due to IAW DDefSy Hd InfoSy Pol advice with regards to potential Security and Data Protection Act issues.