Using Cost Analysis to Break the Overrun Habit.

Abstract

This report is a treatise on cost analysis and cost management intended primarily to orient personnel unfamiliar with them. Major factors contributing to program cost problems are highlighted. The results of several studies on cost growth are portrayed, and several recommendations are made for controlling cost. Cost analysis responsibilities and methodology are presented in detail and examples are used. Parametric methodology is emphasized heavily as this is the government's primary technique. Analytical and institutional problems are discussed and on-going research to solve them is described. the report closes with a discussion of how the program director and cost analysts can work together to help break the overrun habit. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA042935

Entities

People

  • Richard William Grimm

Organizations

  • Defense Systems Management College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Executives
  • Management Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Program Management
  • Security
  • Systems Management

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Systems Analysis and Design