VEGA extends Architectural Modelling relationship with UK
MOD
8 June 2010 – VEGA Consulting Services Ltd
(VEGA), a Finmeccanica company, has been awarded a contract
extension with the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to provide
independent architectural modelling subject matter expertise to the
Systems Engineering and Integration Group (SEIG).
SEIG is the body within Defence Equipment
and Support (DE&S) with overall responsibility for implementing
a Systems of Systems Approach (SOSA) to support the realisation of
enhanced capability, by ensuring interoperability of independently
procured systems, and driving commonality and re-use across the
Defence Enterprise.
A key tenet of SOSA is the implementation of
an architectural approach which provides a shared context –
understanding how the elements of the Defence Enterprise contribute
to capability, and their interfaces, interactions and evolution
over time.
Under the new one-year contract, VEGA
consultants will continue to support the definition, management and
regulation of the architectural approach across the MOD. Supporting
the development and maintenance of MoDAF-compliant Environmental
Architectures and ensuring coherence with Domain Architectures.
VEGA will provide advice and guidance to enable DE&S Programme
Boards and Delivery Teams realise the benefits of SOSA in support
of capability acquisition and deployment.
Since 2008, VEGA has worked in partnership
with SEIG staff supporting the client’s robust assurance processes
and through-life capability management objectives. Activities have
included delivering a set of coherent requirements through
effective engagement with stakeholders; designing the SOS
architecture approach; and producing the supporting procedures,
guidelines and Governance regime.
VEGA Managing Director, Paul MacGregor,
said: “We are delighted to be able to continue providing
independent architectural modelling support to SEIG. For the past
two years, VEGA’s expertise has helped deliver several key benefits
to the client, including being a single and consistent point of
reference to help facilitate interoperability across projects and
programmes; identifying integration issues at the earliest possible
stage; aligning projects with strategic objectives for
interoperability; and providing through-life capability planning
and requirements management support. We therefore look forward to
furthering this relationship through this contract extension.”
Further
information
For further information, please
contact Mark Gunning on mark.gunning@vega.co.uk.