The document discusses platform stewardship from the perspective of the Heavy Air Lift SPO. It outlines how the concept of platform stewardship evolved from traditional contract management and weapon system integration. Platform stewardship is defined as optimizing the sustainment of a platform on an enduring basis to achieve operational requirements. This involves a shared responsibility between industry and the Commonwealth, with industry taking on more of a management and advisory role and the Commonwealth retaining ultimate decision-making authority and assurance responsibilities. The document also discusses challenges for both TLS contractors taking on platform stewardship roles and for the Commonwealth in establishing this new framework.

1. Platform Stewardship – a CASG perspective
Wing Commander Alison MacCarthy – CO, Heavy Air Lift SPO
11 April 2019

2. Scope
• HALSPO Overview
• How did we get here?
• Stewardship concept
– Definition
– Stewardship in practice
• TLS Contractor Challenges
• Commonwealth Challenges

4. How did we get here?

5. How did we get here?

6. How did we get here?
Air Force
IndustryCASG

7. Evolution, not revolution
Contract
management
Weapon System
Integration
Platform
Stewardship

8. Stewardship concept
• Definition:
“… means the performing and influencing of all services required to optimise, on an enduring
basis, the sustainment of the platform to achieve CASG-agreed operational requirements,
capability expectations, and fleet life expectations.”
• Shared responsibility – Commonwealth retains ultimate decision making authority
• What do we expect of our stewards?
– Do everything necessary to make the jet fly – today, tomorrow, until PWD. Not just those things
explicitly described in the contract!
– Coordinate and integrate all the stakeholders to achieve a common goal
– Provide the SPO with information and recommendations that appropriately resource the LOT
management of the platform

9. Single Management Framework
- Common principles, processes, tools and forums for
maximising value of the capability.
- Industry Role:
- Manage
- Execute
- Advise
- CASG Role:
- Govern
- Assure
- Plan
- Align

10. Stewardship in Practice
Over-arching
Strategy
Weapon System
Strategy and Plans
Plans and Projects
Complex Issues
Routine Transactions
Wing
SPO
SPO 100%
Industry 0%
SPO 50%
Industry 50%
SPO 40%
Industry 60%
SPO 30%
Industry 70%
SPO 5%
Industry 95%

11. TLS Contractor Challenges
• Risk levels
• Platform steward vs. OEM
• Business vs. planning acumen
• Transparency – including financial
management
• Educating CASG and Air Force personnel
• Working with operators (Squadrons /
Wings)
• Commonwealth productivity expectations
• Managing enterprise tradeoffs

12. Commonwealth Challenges
• Thought leadership – clarity and narrative
• Resources vs. desired complexity
• Staff transition – owner, assurance, governance
• Major upgrade planning and expectations
• International Partners
• Building a culture of trust for everyone
• Sustainability