Understanding Cost and Schedule Growth in Acquisition Programs

Abstract

This paper reports on the beginning of an effort to describe cost and schedule growth patterns associated with the acquisition of major systems, to identify reasons for the growth, and to develop a way to anticipate likely growth in development and early production phases. Tactical missile programs were selected for a pilot effort. Cost and schedule growth were measured, and reasons for such growth were identified for selected cases. Next, quantitative relationships were developed to relate cost growth to schedule growth in development and production. These relationships can be used by OSD analysts and others to support major milestone reviews by examining the reasonableness of program plans and assessing the cost impact of schedule changes. Cost and schedule growth measures were also calculated for a small sample of tactical aircraft, and some tentative quantitative relationships were developed for this group.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA284321

Entities

People

  • Bruce R. Harmon
  • Daniel M. Utech
  • Karen W. Tyson

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Anti-Radiation Missiles
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Contracts
  • Cost Reductions
  • Launchers
  • Lessons Learned
  • Manufacturing
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Procurement
  • Procurement
  • Production
  • Rockets
  • Tactical Aircraft
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Systems Analysis and Design