Download or read book Addressing Risk Management in Non Developmental Items Acquisition Programs written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nondevelopmental Items (NDI) acquisition programs are enjoying popular support as faster, cheaper alternatives to new start research and development programs. Unfortunately, DoD policy on risk management in NDI programs is lacking. In the new, less-restrictive DoD Directive 5000.1 Acquisition Policy and DoD Regulation 5000.2-R, the program manager (PM) is expected to tailor risk management practices to the needs of the program. Tailoring DoD risk management policy to support NDI program management leaves the PM too much guesswork. An NDI PM's risk management program cannot reasonably benefit from DoD risk management guidance, procedures, and tools because he or she is focused on new development program risks and risk management practices. Missing is any explicit consideration of unique NDI risks and risk management requirements. NDI PMs need more structured policy and instruction regarding NDI risk management for the streamlined, accelerated NDI acquisition environment. A lesson that we have learned is that we need a published risk management plan as the source of NDI risk management program decisions and actions. This article makes specific recommendations for including NDI risk management in DoD policy. An NDI is a previously developed federal, state, local, or foreign government item with little or no development effort required (5000.2-R, Part 3). NDI acquisition strategies look to governments or commercial vendors as sources for a developed and available item. DoDD 5000.1 encourages the armed services to use the most cost-effective materiel solution over a system's life cycle. The first choice among materiel alternatives after buying commercial off-the-shelf items is to procure or modify previously developed U.S. military or Allied systems or equipment.
Download or read book Risk Management Guide for DOD Acquisition Sixth Edition Version 1 0 written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this guide is to assist DoD and contractor Program Managers (PMs), program offices and Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) in effectively managing program risks during the entire acquisition process, including sustainment. This guide contains baseline information and explanations for a well-structured risk management program. The management concepts and ideas presented here encourage the use of risk-based management practices and suggest a process to address program risks without prescribing specific methods or tools. Since this is a guide, the information presented within is not mandatory to follow, but PMs are encouraged to apply the fundamentals presented here. The guide should be used in conjunction with related directives, instructions, policy memoranda, or regulations issued to implement mandatory requirements. This guide has been structured to provide a basic understanding of risk management concepts and processes. It offers clear descriptions and concise explanations of core steps to assist in managing risks in acquisition programs. Its focuses on risk mitigation planning and implementation rather on risk avoidance, transfer, or assumption. There are several notable changes of emphasis in this guide from previous versions. These changes reflect lessons learned from application of risk management in DoD programs. management references can be found on the Defense Acquisition University Community of Practice website. This guide is supplemented by Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Risk Management Continuous Learning Module (key words: risk management and course number CLM017). The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) office of primary responsibility (OPR) for this guide is OUSD(AT&L) Systems and Software Engineering, Enterprise Development (OUSD(AT&L) SSE/ED). This office will develop and coordinate updates to the guide as required, based on policy changes and customer feedback.
Download or read book A Risk Management Process for Department of Defense Acquisition Programs Operating in an Integrated Product Development Environment written by Joseph Paul Draves and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Acquisition Management written by R. M. Engelbeck and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2001-09-01 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Today's Best Procurement Practices "Acquisition Management is a great book for those in the government acquisition business. It is complete and well documented. I was especially impressed with the format which makes it valuable for training people new to the acquisition field and as a reference to those with more experience." Brig. Gen. James C. Dever, Jr. USAF (Ret.) Formerly, DCS Contracting and Manufacturing, Air Force Systems Command Whether you're a contractor or government personnel, one thing is for sure: The federal procurement process is undergoing a major overhaul. And, to be successful, you must master a host of new methods, rules, and requirements. New from Management Concepts, Acquisition Management is the first step-by-step guide to the government's new strategies and methods for procurement. This new, streamlined acquisition process adopts the best practices of the business world to boost cost-efficiency and reduce the time from contract development to delivery. Acquisition Management prepares you fully to understand and apply these new acquisition techniques, teaching you how to manage contract risk and work more effectively as a member of a multi-functional team. Key Features • Reviews acquisition principles to help you develop a basis for decision-making • Gives you step-by-step guidance for every phase of the process, from solicitation to closeout • Places the procurement process in a risk management context to help you troubleshoot problems and ensure success • Outlines the roles and tasks of major players in the process to help you work more effectively as part of the contracting team • Presents pertinent information from the FAR at each applicable point in the acquisition process
Download or read book Risk Management Guide for DoD Acquisition written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Acquisition Strategy Guide written by and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2000-02 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 4th edition. Prepared under contract GS-35F-4033G. Provides information that Program Managers should find useful in structuring, developing, andexecuting an acquisition strategy.
Download or read book Acquisition Review Quarterly The Journal of the Defense Acquisition University Vol 4 No 1 Winter 1997 written by Defense acquisition univ alexandria va and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Acquisition Review Quarterly is published quarterly for the Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir, VA. Topics in this issue include: Think Tanks and the National Security Strategy Formulation Process: A Comparison of Current American and French Patterns, Addressing Risk Management in Non-Developmental Items Acquisition Programs, Rethinking 21st Century Acquisition: Emerging Trends for Efficiency Ends, and Holistic Management Framework for Software Acquisition.
Download or read book Managing Acquisition Risk by Applying Proven Best Practices written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Data analysis from recent acquisition program assessments has identified common characteristics of successful programs and supporting organizations. First and foremost, organizations with successful acquisition processes must embrace risk management throughout the entire product life cycle. While risk management is ingrained within their culture, these organizations take active measures to sustain effective implementation across programs by routinely conducting assessments to maintain currency, applying proven best practices to address specific risks, and using historical lessons learned to improve future performance. These assessment results also revealed characteristics of unsuccessful programs, primarily a lack of understanding and distinction between acquisition and development processes. This confusion resulted in an increase in interface issues as well as observable impacts on product cost, schedule, and quality. As a result of their analysis, the authors conclude that successful acquisition risk management is based on the following: (1) providing educated leadership and a supportive organizational culture, (2) adapting proven best practices in response to specific circumstances, and (3) emphasizing the program environment rather than process maturity.
Download or read book Oversight of DOD s Inadequate Use of Off the shelf Items written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Handbook of Systems Engineering and Risk Management in Control Systems Communication Space Technology Missile Security and Defense Operations written by Anna M. Doro-on and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-09-27 with total page 817 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides multifaceted components and full practical perspectives of systems engineering and risk management in security and defense operations with a focus on infrastructure and manpower control systems, missile design, space technology, satellites, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and space security. While there are many existing selections of systems engineering and risk management textbooks, there is no existing work that connects systems engineering and risk management concepts to solidify its usability in the entire security and defense actions. With this book Dr. Anna M. Doro-on rectifies the current imbalance. She provides a comprehensive overview of systems engineering and risk management before moving to deeper practical engineering principles integrated with newly developed concepts and examples based on industry and government methodologies. The chapters also cover related points including design principles for defeating and deactivating improvised explosive devices and land mines and security measures against kinds of threats. The book is designed for systems engineers in practice, political risk professionals, managers, policy makers, engineers in other engineering fields, scientists, decision makers in industry and government and to serve as a reference work in systems engineering and risk management courses with focus on security and defense operations.
Download or read book Managing Uncertainty written by Robert L. Laughman and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The defense acquisition system may be improved through tough, sometimes controversial, decision making based on risk. Three areas of risk management will be examined in the form of good projections of technology maturation, achievable requirements, and producibility. Technology maturation risk will examine the technologies being pursued by major defense acquisition programs and whether the available technologies were underdeveloped at Milestone B based on technology readiness levels (TRL). The requirements investigation will examine how well the program was able to define requirements, map requirements against achievable near term technology, and keep requirements from expanding beyond the core set needed for the mission (what many refer to as "mission creep"). Producibility risk, defined as the ability to produce end items within the projected cost and schedule, will be examined in terms of overall program cost and schedule growth or program restructurings. Some major defense acquisition programs as case examples will be examined to determine influencing factors that affect program acquisition that are beyond the ability of the program office to control. Recommendations are included for areas of further study.
Download or read book Tactical Aircraft Programs written by Curt Weldon and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1998-06 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hearing on the DoD's tactical aircraft programs, primarily the F-22, the F/A-18E/F, and the joint strike fighter. Desert Storm showed that an effective tactical air power component of the military is fundamental for our national military strategy. In the past, billions of dollars were spent developing aircraft we didn't procure or an aircraft we procured in quantities too little to justify the developmental costs. DoD faces an annual procurement shortfall of $20 billion and a projected increase in infrastructure costs of $26 billion between 1997 and 2001. Testimony from: DoD; Joint Chiefs of Staff; CBO, and the GAO. Includes schedules, and cost charts for aircraft.
Download or read book Applying Software Metrics written by Paul Oman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1996-11-13 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features a useful collection of important and practical papers on applying software metrics and measurement. The book details the importance of planning a successful measurement program with a complete discussion of why, what, where, when, and how to measure and who should be involved. Each chapter addresses these significant questions and provides the essential answers in building an effective measurement program. The book differs from others on the market by focusing on the application of the metrics rather than the metrics themselves. The author's provide information based on actual experience with successful metrics programs. Each chapter includes a case study focusing on technology transfer and a set of recommended references. The book serves as a guide on the use and application of software metrics in industrial environments. It is specially designed for managers, product supervisors, and quality assurance personnel who want to know how to implement a metrics program.
Download or read book Program Manager written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book GAO Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide written by Barry Leonard and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To use public funds effectively, the gov¿t. must meet the demands of today's changing world by employing effective mgmt. practices and processes, including the measurement of gov¿t. program performance. Legislators, gov¿t. officials, and the public want to know whether gov¿t. programs are achieving their goals and what their costs are. To make those evaluations, reliable cost information is required and fed. standards have been issued for the cost accounting that is needed to prepare that information. This Cost Guide has been developed in order to establish a consistent methodology that is based on best practices and that can be used across the fed. gov¿t. for developing, managing, and evaluating capital program cost estimates. Illustrations.
Download or read book DoD Business Transformation Improved Management Oversight of Business System Modernization Efforts Needed written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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