A Smooth Launch Lays the Foundation for Precision Landings: The Benefits of the Program Startup Workshop

Abstract

Initiating a program, no matter its assigned acquisition category, is a major event. With the pressures of cost and schedule being an immediate concern, the perceived expectation is for a program to hit the ground running. As a result, a programs first task is typically to develop a strategic plan so that everyone knows in which direction the program needs to go in order to meet its identified goals and priorities. But a program is better served by delaying this flurry of activity. In fact, a programs leadership should first examine their program management toolbox and rely upon a fairly recent approach that has been shown to directly correlate to improved program performance from the very beginning of program initiation: the program startup workshop. This article discusses how the program startup workshop helped the Joint Precision Approach Landing System program have a smooth start.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2009
Accession Number
AD1016049

Entities

People

  • C. J. Jaynes
  • Dan Nash
  • Duane Mallicoat
  • Mary Redshaw
  • Melissa Losson
  • Mike Kotzian
  • Tim Simpson

Organizations

  • Defense Acquisition University

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Information Processing
  • Leadership
  • Lessons Learned
  • Life Cycles
  • Military Acquisition
  • Precision
  • Program Management
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Satellite Guided Weapons
  • Systems Engineering

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  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design