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Published

30th November 2020

Knowledge Type

Guidance/Good practice

Organisation

, Australian National Audit Office

ANAO 2019-20 Major Projects Report – Defence Portfolio

Summary

ANAO Major Projects ReportThe MPR is an annual review of the Department of Defence’s major defence equipment acquisitions, undertaken at the request of the Parliament’s Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (JCPAA).

The Department of Defence prepares Project Data Summary Sheets (PDSS) on selected major defence equipment acquisition projects in accordance with guidelines endorsed by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit.

The ANAO reviews the information in the PDSSs in accordance with the ANAO Auditing Standards specified by the Auditor-General under the Auditor-General Act 1997.

The PDSSs cover:

  1. Project background and government approvals
  2. Financial performance
  3. Schedule performance
  4. Delivery against agreed scope
  5. Risks and issues
  6. Project maturity
  7. Lessons learned by the project
  8. Management accountability for the project

Full Resource

30th November 2020 - https://www.anao.gov.au/work/major-projects-report/major-projects-report-2019-20