A Portfolio-Analysis Tool for Missile Defense (PAT-MD). Methodology and User's Manual

Abstract

RAND's Portfolio-Analysis Tool for Missile Defense (PAT-MD) was built to support highlevel discussion and decisionmaking in the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) by providing summary portfolio-style characterizations of alternative investment options. These characterizations may involve projected capabilities in different missions, such as defense of the homeland from long-range missile attacks; the balance of emphasis across missions; the managing of risks; and economic considerations such as relative cost-effectiveness. The portfolio style depiction attempts to provide a holistic, top-level view across all of these considerations and is intended to facilitate discussion of program tradeoffs and adjustments. Equally important, PAT-MD and a companion tool, RAND's Capabilities Analysis Model for Missile Defense (CAMMD), make it possible to zoom to higher levels of detail in order to understand the basis of high-level characterizations and how they would change if assumptions or priorities were changed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA449047

Entities

People

  • Paul Dreyer
  • Paul K. Davis

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Basic Programming Language
  • Boost Phase
  • Color Coding
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Science
  • Cost Effectiveness
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Homeland Defense
  • Homeland Security
  • Kill Vehicles
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Radar
  • Spreadsheet Software

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design