DBRT

(Project)

A secure, stand-alone, web-based system to determine ‘defence readiness’ in SMEs.

Solution: The Defence Business Readiness Tool (DBRT)

Leadership

Organisation and Governance
Strategic Planning
Continuous Improvement
Trust
Innovation
People and Culture
Entrepreneurship
Ownership Structure
Sustainability and Resilience

Business Capture

Relationship Management
Cultural Alignment
Opportunity Management
Articulate Product and Services
Tendering Capability / Capacity
Defence Track Record
Export

Products and Services

Business Processes

Supply Chain Management
Risk Management
Information technology (IT)
Program Management
Security
Financial
Human Capital
Quality
Health, Safety and Environment (HS&E)
Corporate Compliance
Contract Management
Technology Control

Background: ODIS project

We were contracted by the Office of Defence Industry Support (ODIS) to build an online tool to help small to medium enterprises (SMEs) understand what it means to be “defence ready” and assess their business against best practices benchmarked for defence suppliers.

V2.0 of the ODIS DBRT is now available at dbrt.online. The new ODIS DBRT is a critical step in an SME’s journey to potentially becoming a supplier to Defence. It is designed to align with ODIS’ business processes to help them engage with eligible businesses and manage their workflow more effectively. This will help ODIS maximise the Australian Government resources available to assist Australian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to become “defence ready”.

Completing a DBRT assessment takes approximately one hour. Once finished, businesses can view a report and create an account to save, review, add commentary and update results. They can also seek assistance from an approved DBRT mentor organisation.

Result: Smart algorithms that help suppliers and primes

By assessing businesses against best practices, the DBRT gives SMEs the insight to prioritise the actions necessary to enter the defence industry and grow their capabilities. It also lets prime contractors assess a business’s defence readiness against their own assessment systems.