Review of Acquisition Program Costs

Abstract

Task: Review historical data on cost growth in Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs) and look for trends that might explain the source of this growth. Recommend best practices and management tools that could help alert the Department's senior leadership to potential program cost growth and that could help contain otherwise avoidable cost growth.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 23, 2008
Accession Number
ADA517514

Entities

People

  • Kelly Van Niman
  • Michael Bayer
  • Pierre Chao

Organizations

  • Defense Business Board

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Attack Submarines
  • Best Practices
  • Commerce
  • Cost Overruns
  • Costs
  • Engineering
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Information Operations
  • Launch Vehicles
  • Military Acquisition
  • Navy
  • Operational Readiness
  • Transitions
  • Uss Arleigh Burke
  • Uss Virginia
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management