THE BRITISH ARMY
“Project THEIA ' s come a long way . It ' s done exactly what we wanted to do in the first phase : it ' s delivered on intent ”
BRIG . STEFAN CROSSFIELD HEAD OF INFORMATION EXPLOITATION , CDO , DEPUTY CIO , THE BRITISH ARMY
The rest of the digitalisation journey – which phase next ? THEIA was always designed to have three core phases . Each phase signals the next steps required to align with the overall aims and features different elements of the Army .
“ The first phase was about establishing the programme , which , in very simple terms , was making the army , defence and our wider partners aware that the programme existed as this controlling mind , the cohering function and centre hub for a federated change ,” says Crossfield .
“ We aren ’ t delivering the change . You can ' t deliver change in a nearly 400-yearold organisation that has 75,000 military people in it – 150,000 people in total . Lots of other people are going to have to deliver the change , but it is the cohering , the hub at the centre . That first year went well , but we have struggled in a couple of areas that we ' ve now resolved .”
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