An Analysis of the Purpose and Development of Management Reserve.

Abstract

This study investigates both the purpose and development of management reserve budget as it pertains to the Cost/Schedule Control Systems Criteria outlined in DoD Instruction 5(X)O.2. With the Defense Department facing an environment of shrinking budgets, it is becoming increasingly critical for them to manage their acquisition programs as efficient and effective as possible. The objectives of this study were to gain insight, from both a government and commercial perspective, on both the purpose and the development of the contractor's management reserve budget. Contractor system descriptions and interviews of individuals associated with the government acquisition process were used to document and analyze the objectives of the study. The contractor system descriptions and personal interviews both provided detailed information on the purpose of the contractor's management reserve budget. However, neither data source provided a consistent, objective methodology for developing an accurate and comprehensive contractor's management reserve budget. (MM)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA300504

Entities

People

  • Kevin T. Gould

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Cost Analysis
  • Defense Industry
  • Department Of Defense
  • Financial Management
  • Governments
  • Management Personnel
  • Program Management
  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis
  • Risk Management
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.