Gap Analysis: Rethinking the Conceptual Foundations

Abstract

Gap Analysis is widely regarded as a useful tool to facilitate commercial and defense system acquisitions. This paper is a rethinking of the theoretical foundations and systematics of Gap Analysis with practical extensions to illustrate its utility and limitations. It also provides a new perspective on those theoretical foundations from the perspectives of systems and value engineering. The growing sophistication and complexity of new systems or system of systems have resulted in a dramatic increase in time and money to reach operational capability. Gap Analysis, properly defined and enacted, clarifies goals, appropriate investment and the end-use.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 30, 2008
Accession Number
ADA477978

Entities

People

  • Gary O. Langford
  • Ira A. Lewis
  • Raymond E. Franck
  • Tom Huynh

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Complex Systems
  • Defense Systems
  • Disruptive Technology
  • Economics
  • Gap Analysis
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Money
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • System Of Systems
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design