Business Case Analysis and Contractor vs. Organic Support: A First-Principles View

Abstract

Business Case Analysis (BCA) is regarded as a highly useful management tool. BCAs are mandatory, among other things, for formulating Product Support Strategies (PSSs) in the development of major systems. While defense managers appear to have sufficient guidance regarding BCA documentation, a comparable level of guidance regarding analytical methods is not evident. In fact, there is extant OSD guidance which leaves analytical methods as a task for the services. Accordingly, this essay addresses theoretical foundations useful for BCAs, and practical foundations for analysis in the defense arena -- with special attention to the choice of contractor vs. organic support in the formulation of PSSs. The report concludes with a proposed partnership involving the Navy and the defense academic and analytical communities. It also offers words of advice based on current state-of-the-art for Program Managers doing BCAs assessing contractor support vs. organic support.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA498802

Entities

People

  • Raymond E. Franck

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Contractors
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Policy
  • Systems Engineering
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Systems Analysis and Design