An Assessment of Air Force Development Portfolio Management Practices

Abstract

Selecting and managing development project portfolios is a critical function within the Air Force's weapon systems development process. Decision makers must weigh benefits, costs, and mission needs for a variety of proposed new initiatives and current weapon systems programs to develop an effective portfolio that provides the best value to the user. This research examines current Air Force development portfolio management practices as perceived by those involved with the decision making process. Research findings indicate several gaps between Air Force practices and the commercial best practices found in the literature. A general approach for bridging the differences is offered as recommendations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA487948

Entities

People

  • Dan L. Shunk
  • Kevin J. Dooley
  • Michael A. Greiner
  • Ross T. Mcnutt

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Best Practices
  • Biological Sciences
  • Cost Analysis
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Procurement
  • Product Development
  • Warfare
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.