TO
paraphrase Mark Twain, rumours of CAMM2’s death are greatly
exaggerated.
After two-and-a-half years of resolving contract issues and fixing
more than 500 software bugs, the CAMM2 System was formally accepted
by Wing Commander Rob Perticato, the CAMM2 Project Director, on
June 13.
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Wing
Commander Rob Perticato hands over the signed CAMM2 SG-1
forms to John Grosvenor, the Accenture CAMM2 Project Manager
at the CAMM2PO in Fyshwick Canberra.
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Put
though a rigorous acceptance-testing program over the past six
months, Release 2.6 even had some operational experience with
No. 75 Squadron’s recent deployment to the Middle East. Despite
some minor issues that will be addressed in future maintenance
releases CAMM2 comfortably passed as an acceptable aviation maintenance
management system for the ADF.
In signing off the acceptance forms, WGCDR Perticato said that
despite teething problems and perhaps being overambitious with
the system specification, attaining system acceptance was a remarkable
outcome achieved through excellent teaming with Project Office,
Directorate General Technical Airworthiness (DGTA), contractor
staff and experienced system users.
“It is only when an Integrated Product Team philosophy is
adopted that an outcome like this can be achieved. We have certainly
come a long way since January 2001 when the Commonwealth declined
acceptance of Release 2.4,” he said.
Rollout will resume this month to the PC-9 units for conversion
by late August. The AP-3C is next and will be completed by November.
In 2004, C-130, B707, F-111, Army and Navy aviation units will
be converted.
The CAMM2 rollout is scheduled for completion by the end of 2004
and by then the venerable CAMM system, which has served the ADF
well over the past 25 years, can be turned off.
Additionally, revised CAMM2 operating procedures have been developed
in conjunction with DGTA and the current users (F/A-18, Hawk and
Caribou units) that reduces the system’s footprint and enables
smoother maintenance management operations.
The CAMM2 System Management Centre runs a help desk that provides
front line support. Help desk personnel worked two shifts to provide
timely support to 75SQN’s deployment.
There is more CAMM2 development to be done to ensure that the
system can operate to 2010, the projected life of type.
Approval to develop Release 3.x with current project funding is
being sought by the CAMM2 Project Office.
Development is planned to start later this year and Release 3.x
is scheduled for rollout in the 2005-06 timeframe. Release 3.x
is scoped to:
