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What is Through Life Management ?

Through Life Management (TLM) brings together the behaviours, systems, processes and tools to deliver and manage projects through the acquisition lifecycle.

The approach to TLM has a number of easily identifiable characteristics which apply to programmes and projects:

Whole life outlook
Whole life system outlook
Whole Life Costs
Involvement of Stakeholders
Through Life Management Plan
Better decision making
Project Team and stakeholder processes.

The application of TLM improves the management of projects and programmes within the MOD. It ensures that individuals and teams consider the long term implications and requirements of the capabilities they are procuring to support the Front Line.

Project Teams must use the Through Life Management Plan (TLMP) as the primary means to achieve Project and Programme Management (PPM) across all Defence Lines of Development (DLoDs) as the project develops.

The essential elements of an effective TLMP are:

TLMP Executive Summary.
Defined Requirements.
Realistic plans and schedules.
Realistic Whole Life Costs across all DLoDs.
Management Tools – including Risk Register and Earned Value Management (EVM).
Management Strategies.

TLM is the key to successfully managing project and programme delivery throughout the lifecycle and across all DLoDs.

Contacts

Strategic Guide to Acquisition

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: Minor amendments made for Plain English review.; New Content Owner.
1 July 2008: Revised by DACP and AOF Team to bring content up to date and POC updated.
1 February 2008: Acronyms Expanded.
1 October 2007: TLMP mandated. Sustainable Development.
2 July 2007: Revised in accordance with amendments offered by DACP and accepted by DDefAcq to reflect role changes and increase pan-acquisition view.
1 June 2007: Contact names deleted due to IAW DDefSy Hd InfoSy Pol advice with regards to potential Security and Data Protection Act issues.