Science and Technology in Development Environments - Findings and Observations for the Missile Defense Agency from Commercial Industry and Defense Programs

Abstract

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) tasked IDA to study and assess management methods and organizational structures that have proved successful in the development of technologies with an emphasis on the roles of longer-term science and technology (S&T) work and radical innovation in support of ongoing systems development To do so this report reviews and analyzes the experiences of several (1) public organizations that undertook large-scale systems developments and (2) large private companies that have been consistently technically innovative This provides the groundwork for consideration of specific management and organizational options for MDA.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA429050

Entities

People

  • Andrew Hull
  • Julius Harwood
  • Richard Van Atta
  • Robert Bovey
  • William Hong

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Business Administration
  • Disruptive Technology
  • Engineers
  • Information Systems
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Management Personnel
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • National Governments
  • Nuclear Reactors
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Systems Engineering
  • Turbines
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).