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UKDSC Capability Roadmapping – A systematic Approach

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“Through the UK Defence Solutions Centre, UK industry is working together to respond to the defence challenges our international partners and allies face. The UKDSC draws on the entire UK value chain including innovative SMEs to identify ground-breaking and compelling defence solutions.”Philip Dunne MPMinister of State for Defence Procurement

“The UKDSC provides a real collaborative environment to draw on the UK’s world-leading capabilities and skills to deliver innovative technologies as part of a dynamic and vibrant UK defence sector.” Rt Hon Anna Soubry MPMinister of State for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise

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Benefits so farIn a short space of time, UKDSC Capability Roadmapping has already delivered multiple interventions in:

TrainingAir Intelligent SystemsInformation, Surveillance and ReconnaissanceDefence CommunicationsUnmanned Air Systems.

The road to successWith the UKDSC approach to roadmapping, and the solid analysis it provides, the UK value chain can confidently explore:

the trends and drivers from global political, economic, social, technology, legal, environment, market, customer and competitor perspectivespotential marketsindustry capability (strengths and weaknesses)technologies required to provide these capabilitiessupporting activities that enable or block the implementation and/or exploitation of the roadmap.

Everyone winsThe roadmaps identify tangible actions for the UK value chain to deliver. From larger actions, like adding export requirements to a UK procurement programme, to smaller ones, like the initiation or re-scoping of a lower-level technology programme. The more involvement there is from across the value chain, the greater the chances of winning the business.

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have a better view of potential market opportunities, and a clearer path to potential exploitation routes through bigger defence companies.

Bigger defence companies can see the value of a collaborative approach to meeting a customer’s needs, with increased chances of winning the business.

International partners have confidence in the UK’s systematic approach to addressing their needs.

UK Defence Solutions Centre (UKDSC) Capability Roadmapping is just one way the UKDSC gives the UK value chain a coordinated and coherent view of potential future defence export requirements.

Stories matterUKDSC Capability Roadmapping provides a clear understanding of current capabilities and their maturation. Identifying gaps and limitations in capabilities is an important stage of the analysis, because those gaps highlight strategic and opportunistic interventions that focus research and development (R&D) spend more accurately.

This roadmapping technique also helps stakeholders understand the relationships between multiple sets of information about a customer’s needs, and the capabilities available. These relationships form ‘stories’ that give a deeper understanding of the problem space, and may help identify alternate plans to address the gaps.

Experts analyse UK defence and commercial industry capabilities to identify Capability Roadmaps. This analysis of the UK value chain highlights UK strengths in meeting customers’ needs as well as areas that need development in order to win.

Intelligent planning

CapabilityRoadmapping –delivering a difference

Wherever your organisation is in the UK value chain, come and talk to us. Or visit the website and register on the portal to see which roadmaps could

add value or you could get involved with, and apply to join the Community of Interest. Together, we will increase the UK’s chances of winning future export opportunities.

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