The Impact of Independent Cost Analyses on DOD Acquisition Management.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to review the impact of the DOD policy requiring Independent Cost Analyses (ICA). The study consisted of interviews with selected acquisition and cost analysis managers as well as a review of the current literature, including US General Accounting Office reports. Increased system costs have been attributed to poor cost estimating. Since the inception of ICAs, cost growth has been reduced. This reduction would seem to result from the increased emphasis on cost estimates directly related to the high visibility given to the ICA. The study concludes the program manager can use the ICA to offset stresses inimical to his program, and notwithstanding the continued need for better estimating, major improvements in cost control will now have to come from other areas of management.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA042780

Entities

People

  • John Eugene Wrobel Jr.

Organizations

  • Defense Systems Management College

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Budgets
  • Business Administration
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Analysis
  • Engineering
  • Financial Management
  • Management Personnel
  • Procurement
  • Systems Management
  • Test And Evaluation

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