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Summary
JAMES is a United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (UK MoD) business change programme which was initially designed to improve equipment availability and reduce support costs in order to make the the organisation more efficient and effective. Subsequently it has been realised that the equipment capability information produced by JAMES is also enhancing operational planning and effectiveness.

JAMES is used by the Royal Navy (RN), British Army and Royal Air Force (RAF) and consists of a common, optimised set of engineering and asset management (E&AM) business policies and processes enabled by a management information system (MIS). Currently JAMES is managing UK MoD land equipment (vehicles, weapons, electronic and electro-optic equipment, medical equipment etc). JAMES provides the functionality for equipment users to plan, manage and record all equipment use and for maintainers to plan, manage and record Maintenance, Repair, Modification and Overhaul (MRMO) activities.

JAMES reached Full Operational Capability (defined as all applicable UK MoD units being trained to use it) on 31st March 2014 but is continuing to be developed and enhanced with additional functionality and capability to meet new requirements.

History
In 2002 the UK Defence Logistics Organisation (DLO) Director General of Strategy and Logistic Development (DG S&LD), Major General Anthony (Tony) Raper, formed 5 Capability Change Teams (CCTs) as a result of the McKinsey report into the operations of the Defence Logistics Organisation. The CCTs were:
 * Engineering and Asset Management (E&AM)
 * Material Flow
 * Procurement
 * xxxx HR?
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The E&AM CCT was first lead by Colonel Toby Mills (late REME) and established itself in the old DLO Project DRUMM offices in Battlesbury Barracks, Warminster, England.