A review of cost/schedule control systems criteria literature

Article Requirements Management, Scheduling, Cost Management, Aerospace & Defense 1 September 1994

Project Management Journal

Christensen, David S.

How to cite this article:

Christensen, D. S. (1994). A review of cost/schedule control systems criteria literature. Project Management Journal, 25(3), 32–39, 54.
The United States Department of Defense has required that contractors' management control systems comply with Cost/Schedule Control Systems Criteria (C/SCSC) since 1967. The two main objectives of C/SCSC are to ensure that contractors use management control systems that are effective in meeting requirements and controlling contract performance, and to ensure that data provided by the contractor are valid, timely, and verifiable. There have been hundreds of articles regarding this topic over the years, but many public libraries do not carry the journals in which the articles are published. Furthermore, many of the articles are published in journals not indexed in popular indices. This article is an attempt to review the literature for articles published about C/SCSC. Journals that frequently publish C/SCSC related articles are identified, as well as a topic list for the subjects of Nontechnical Introduction to C/SCSC, Implementation and Surveillance Issues, and Analysis.
member content locked

Become a PMI member to gain access

or Join

Advertisement

Advertisement

Related Content

  • Article Scheduling, Complexity, Program Management, Procurement Management, Energy & Utilities 1 November 2020

    PM Network

    2020 PMI® Project of the Year Winner member content open

    By Parsi, Novid| Wilkinson, Amy For decades, Europe has relied heavily on one nation, Russia, to supply its natural gas. Almost 40 percent of the European Union’s natural gas comes from Russia. A new pipeline could change that.…

  • Article Scheduling, Complexity, Program Management, Procurement Management, Spanish Articles 1 November 2020

    PM Network

    Proyecto del año de PMI 2020 member content open

    Durante décadas, Europa ha dependido en gran medida de una nación, Rusia, para suministrar su gas natural. Casi el 40 por ciento del gas natural de la Unión Europea proviene de Rusia. Una nueva…

  • Article Scheduling 1 February 2020

    PM Network

    Banishing Bottlenecks member content open

    By Ingram, Bruce Bottlenecks can have punishing consequences on projects—and their teams. Whether the source of the logjam is a person, a process or a resourcing backlog, teams can get stuck in project limbo when…

  • Article Scheduling, Energy & Utilities 1 December 2019

    PM Network

    Power Play member content open

    By Fister Gale, Sarah India's skyrocketing growth is only matched by its surging demand for energy—expected to roughly double over the next two decades. With India on pace to consume more than 10 percent of the global…

  • Article Cost Management 1 August 2019

    PM Network

    Reality Check member content open

    By Bodini, Francesca Massive infrastructure projects frequently gain attention not only for their architectural or technical features but also for their incredible cost overruns. Accurately estimating the costs of…

Advertisement