Shortening Acquisition Cycle Times, Making Schedule a Key Performance Parameter
Abstract
Fielding weapon systems in a timely manner has been criticized for decades by congress. Recent years have seen serious erosion in the ability of the Department of Defense to field new weapons systems quickly in response to changing threats, as well as a large increase in the cost of these weapons systems. Acquisition reforms continue to take hold yet there is no evidence of shorter weapon system cycle times which gets the weapon system to the warfighter faster and inherently controls costs. To increase the likelihood of achieving reduced weapon system cycle time the Army should adopt a schedule key performance parameter (KPP) for weapon systems. This would serve as disruptive change to the acquisition process. This emphasis on absolutely meeting the warfighters need date would drive the acquisition community to sign up for less risky schedules which then would drive stable cost and performance estimates at the onset of a program. The net result of this change would reduce acquisition cycle times with a corresponding potential increase in technology development outside of the Acquisition community.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA520149
Entities
People
- Danny A. Wiley
Organizations
- United States Army War College