Through a Glass Darkly: The Anomaly of Streamlined Management

Abstract

We noticed that the term "streamlined management" (SM) is being used indiscriminately. We know of several systems acquisition activities that purportedly have used SM, so we asked what that meant. We found that SM is sensibly constructed as an ensemble of programmatic, organizational, managerial and human arrangements, meaning that they work only in concert. This finding matches leading-edge management theory, but represents an anomaly to program managers (PMs) because it violates the conventional paradigm of piecemeal improvement.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA488036

Entities

People

  • Charles J. Yoos Ii
  • Gail C. Allen

Organizations

  • United States Air Force Academy

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Availability
  • Classification
  • Contracts
  • Information Operations
  • Instructions
  • Leading Edges
  • Monitoring
  • Organization Theory
  • Organizational Structure
  • Security
  • Standards
  • United States Air Force Academy

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  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Systems Analysis and Design