1.3.3 Old Dog, New Tricks

Enterprises are increasingly adopting a capability based approach to optimise their effectiveness in achieving their outcomes and this paradigm is attracting significant interest amongst the Systems Engineering community. In the UK, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has adopted Through Life Capability Management (TLCM) as its acquisition model and is transforming itself to more effectively deliver affordable military capability. BAE Systems has been supporting the UK MOD in its implementation of TLCM and early work has identified the essential role of Systems Engineering in defining and addressing the challenges associated with effective capability management. © 2010 The Authors.