What the Department of Defense Non-Major Acquisition Project Manager Should Know about Cost and Schedule Management?

Abstract

In view of a shrinking defense budget, there will likely be an increase in the number of Cost/Schedule Status Report (C/SSR) managed contracts. Thus, it is imperative that the DoD non-major system project manager understand how to integrate performance measurement information and analysis into responsible management decision making. This thesis will focus on what the DoD non-system project manager should know to accomplish this by providing a comprehensive look at the Cost/Schedule Status Report, its implementation, and report analysis. The thesis will also discuss the Navy A-12 Avenger Aircraft Program termination affect on the C/SSR environment by presenting and analyzing recent initiatives taken to improve performance management, discussing 'lessons learned,' and providing the researcher's recommendations for future initiatives. Finally, this thesis will analyze proposed C/SSR Joint Guide revisions and provide recommendations for C/SSR improvement.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA248313

Entities

People

  • Harlene N. Coutteau

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Contract Administration
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Data Analysis
  • Governments
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Budgets
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Marine Propulsion Engineering and Naval Architecture
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).