Introduction

The Defence IM/IT Programme is a sub-programme of the overall Defence Services Programme (DSP). The Defence IM/IT Programme encompasses all Information Management and Information Technology related activities undertaken within the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces (DND/CAF) (Ref A).

The Assistant Deputy Minister for Information Management (ADM(IM)) is the Defence CIO, and is accountable to the Deputy Minister for management of the Defence IM/IT Programme. In support of this role, the Defence CIO has the functional authority to issue direction and guidance applicable to all Departmental IM/IT activities (Ref B). The associated accountabilities, responsibilities and authorities (ARAs) are described in the DND/CAF Organization and Accountability document (Ref C) and the specific application of this functional authority is detailed in the Defence Administrative Orders and Directives (DAODs) 6000 series policy framework (Ref D).

This Defence IM/IT Programme Application Strategy is a Departmental (Level 0) strategy issued under the authority of the Defence CIO and as such it is applicable to all Defence organizations.

The purpose of this strategy is to establish the vision and objectives for managing the Defence application portfolio as an enabler to Defence business and operational capabilities. This is a horizon 1 strategy intended to direct application related activities over the next five years.

This strategy supersedes the Defence Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Strategy (Ref E) and in doing so signals a shift from a monolithic ERPFootnote 1  approach to one that is better aligned with current strategic drivers.

The intended audiences for this application strategy are:

  • Functional and Operational Authorities whose capabilities are enabled by IM/IT applications (and their respective capability development leads); and
  • IM/IT Application Service Providers (across all Defence organizations) who are responsible for applying this strategy in the delivery and support of IM/IT applications.

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