Military Off the Shelf Procurements: A Norwegian Case Study

Berg, Helene; Presterud, Ane Ofstad; Øhrn, Morten

doi:10.1080/10242694.2017.1342182

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“…Examples from the defence sector are the US Air Force's F-35 program and the substantial growth in software coding reported by the US Government Accountability Office [51]. In addition, in a previous study of military IT by Berg et al [53] found that bespoke solutions were as high as 65% within the Norwegian portfolio. A high rate of new development can affect the risk of shortfall in success.…”

Section: Software Development Methods and Project Typementioning

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The characteristics of successful military IT projects: a cross-country empirical study

Berg

Ritschel²

2023

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In the armed forces, successful digitalization is crucial to ensure effective operations. Much of the existing literature on project factors during the planning and execution phases of public IT projects do not focus specifically on military sector projects. Therefore, the paper aims to provide empirical insights into the characteristics of successful military IT projects. Data from such projects in NATO countries and agencies were collected through interviews and project documents. The findings relating to the main variable of interest, “delivery of client benefit,” supported previous findings on IT project performance. Medium-sized projects performed better than small and large projects, and the agile development method delivered more client benefit than traditional methods. Client involvement apparently had a positive effect on project success. Clearly specified objectives had a statistically significant effect on project success in terms of clients’ benefits. The paper contributes to the gap in research on military IT projects and broadens the project management literature’s focus on time and cost to include delivery of client benefit as a success variable. The use of cross-country data provided unique insights for academics and practitioners regarding which project characteristics affect the successful development and adoption of new software by the armed forces.

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Section: Software Development Methods and Project Typementioning

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The characteristics of successful military IT projects: a cross-country empirical study

Berg

Ritschel²

2023

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“…Kluth (2022) focuses on procurement of Norwegian frigate as a complex product. Berg et al (2019) analyse off-theshell procurement for the Norwegian armed forces. Palavenis (2021Palavenis ( , 2022Palavenis ( , 2024 does this for the Lithuania.…”

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“…The strategy indicates that off-the-shelf products could be procured if they are costeffective (Hove, 2018). According to Berg et al (2019), off-the-shelf procurement has become an acquisition strategy in several economically liberal countries, including Norway. The overall logic is to acquire well-known technology and proven equipment compared with fresh, not state-of-the-art, defence items in less time.…”

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Small arms procurement and corruption in small NATO countries

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Palavenis,

Dvorak

2024

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Purpose The study aims to assess military procurement strategy in NATO countries labelled as emerging markets (Czechia, Slovakia and Lithuania) and capitalist Norway, which vary in national culture as indicated by the Hofstede Culture Compass. Design/methodology/approach This comparative case study analyses the procurement of a simple, mass-produced, off-the-shelf military product (FN Herstal MINIMI gun) in four small but very economically free countries from 2008 to 2023. The study answers the research question of how the unit price of MINIMI guns varies across post-communist and historical NATO countries distinguished by the variables operationalising national culture. Findings The general disability of the government to control corruption deviates the strategy of military procurement in post-communist defence institutions from an effective strategy of liberal capitalism, minimising the unit price and risks (Norway), to an odd strategy maximising the unit price and risks by preferring middlemen as agent of hidden agenda (Czechia). Research limitations/implications Some defence institutions in post-communist countries may be burdened by legislature capture, and detailed research is needed to determine this. Practical implications The authors argue that national culture may contribute to significant goal displacement in the procurement strategy adopted by the government in an economically liberal state. Social implications Without perfecting the control of corruption in post-communist defence institutions, the NATO burden-sharing debate on 2% of GDP will remain controversial. Originality/value With variables characterising national culture and the government’s ability to control corruption, the study elucidates a slow pace of convergence of post-communist countries to NATÓs values and procedures.

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“…There are also numerous studies carried out on countries of the European Union, such as the studies by Kollias et al [57,58] who, using the dynamic panel methodology with fixed effects, affirmed the existence of a positive relationship between defence expenditure and the growth of the economy. Other examples are the studies performed by Mylonidis [59], Chang et al [60], who applied the Granger methodology, Hunter [61], Michael et al [62], Daddi et al [63], Dimitraki et al [64], Aben et al [65] and Berg et al [66], among other studies.…”

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A tale of five stories: Defence spending and economic growth in NATO´s countries

2021

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This article examines the relationship between defence expenditure and its impact on the growth of NATO’s countries between 2005 and 2018. The aim is to determine if this relation exists and to test if it is possible to discover different models across the countries. The results obtained using the Arellano–Bond estimator, suggest that there is more than one model, and confirm, through the poolability test, the existence of five different groups of countries within the Alliance, with different impacts of the defence expenditure on their gross domestic product. These findings are in line with the review of existing literature that reveals heterogeneity in the results due to different parameters used.

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Military Off the Shelf Procurements: A Norwegian Case Study

Cited by 7 publications

References 7 publications

The characteristics of successful military IT projects: a cross-country empirical study

The characteristics of successful military IT projects: a cross-country empirical study

Small arms procurement and corruption in small NATO countries

A tale of five stories: Defence spending and economic growth in NATO´s countries

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