Facilitating Decision-making, Re-use and Collaboration: A Knowledge Management Approach to Acquisition Program Self-awareness
Abstract
Decades of reform have been largely ineffective at improving the efficiency of the DoD Acquisition System, due in part to the complex processes and stovepipe activities that result in duplication of effort, lack of re-use, and limited collaboration on related development efforts. How can Knowledge Management (KM) methodologies and decision support tools be used to improve Program Self-awareness and decision-making to reduce duplication and enable collaboration and re-use in complex DoD acquisition programs? The research supports the implementation of reform initiatives such as Capability Portfolio Management and Open Systems Architecture, which share the common objectives of reducing duplication of effort and promoting collaboration and re-use of components. The DoD Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) Program will be used as a test case to develop prototype data schemas and apply text and data mining tools to identify duplication and/or gaps in the features of select MDA technologies. The paper also will provide the foundation for future development of the Program Self-awareness concept and KM tools to support decision-making and improve the effectiveness of the DoD Acquisition System. The presentation includes 31 briefing charts.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 22, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA527701
Entities
People
- Chris Odell
- John Robey
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School