NATIONAL PROGRAMME
“Bulgaria in NATO and in the European Defence 2020”
DOBROMIR TOTEV, PhD
Permanent Undersecretary
of Defence
REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
1.Project Management in the Bulgarian MoD
2.National Programme 2020
3.Cooperation with NATO Agencies in Support of
National Capability Development
4.National Priorities for Capability Development
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 Ensuring effectiveness, control, transparency
 Providing unified practice in Project Management
 Ensuring connectivity between projects, strategies
and plans
 Projects portfolio
 Joint PM Team: external experts plus MoD
personnel
 Enhancing the quality of the services and
capabilities
 Growing organisational maturity
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Project Management Tools:
 PRINCE2 methodology
 Microsoft Project
 Microsoft Project Server / Enterprise Project
Manager
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Main Principles
PROBLEM
• Reduced defence budget
• Ineffective modernisation
(2003 – 2014)
• Expensive maintenance
and disposal of surplus
properties and
equipment.
GOAL
• Force structure and
capability
packages.
• Key rearmament
projects and
priorities.
• Rearmament
funding: sources
SOLUTION
• Management of
rearmament projects.
• Use of NATO, EU, regional,
multilateral and bilateral
cooperation instruments.
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IMPLEMENTATION
Risk management for
the implementation of
the program.
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Identified Solutions
 Gradual increase of the defence budget in order to reach 2% of GDP by
2020;
 Optimisation of the defence spending balance;
 Implementation of a modern project management system;
 Appropriate balance between Services’ funding;
 Better use of the MoD governed production capacities;
 Establishment of a defence cluster of state enterprises and institutes in
support of the implementation of the National Programme 2020;
 Establishment of an Armaments Modernization Fund;
 Effective use of NATO and EU mechanisms for funding and of various
initiatives for multinational cooperation;
 Cooperation with NATO and EU agencies.
 Introduction of a mechanism for projects risk monitoring and
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management.
International Programmes in Support
of the Modernisation of the Armed Forces
National Interest:
Defence of sovereignty
Armed Forces Modernisation
Cooperation based on shared liberal values:
EU
NATO
Regional
Cooperation
Bilateral
Cooperation
EDA (P&S)
SMART DEFENCE
ESA
NSIP
SEDM/SEEBRIG
MS
NCIA
BLACKSEAFOR
EC (Dual-use)
NSPA
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SEEDEFCO
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1. Acquisition of a New Type of Multi-Role Fighter (8-10
pcs.)
2. Modernisation of Class E-71 Frigates (min. 2 pcs.)
3. Modernisation of Battalion Battle Groups (3 pcs.)
4. Acquisition of New 3D Radars (4-6 radars).
5. Acquisition of a Modular Patrol Ship (2 pcs.)
6. Development of Strategic Intelligence Technical
Systems
7. Cyber Defence Project
8. Modernisation of the Military Command Centre
9. Automated Information System for the Armed Forces
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