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Project Management Journal
Causal inferences on the cost overruns and schedule delays of large-scale U.S. federal defense and intelligence acquisition programs
A study was undertaken to understand why cost overruns and schedule delays have occurred and continue to occur on large-scale U.S. Department of Defense and intelligence community programs. Analysis…
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Project Management Journal
Formulation of financial valuation methodologies for NASA's human spaceflight projects
The United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is continually evaluating proposals to improve its human spaceflight systems. But because of its current restricted budget,…
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Project Management Journal
The role of contract type in the success of R&D defense projects under increasing uncertainty
This study attempts to reveal the effect of the contract type on the success of defense projects contingent with the level of technological uncertainty existing at the beginning of the project.…
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Project Management Journal
Does a rubber baseline guarantee cost overruns on defense acquisition contracts ?
A common assertion in defense literature is that an unstable budget baseline contributes to cost overruns on defense acquisition contracts. Using cost performance data from over 400 defense…
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Project Management Journal
A review of cost/schedule control systems criteria literature
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…
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Project Management Journal
An analysis of cost overruns on defense acquisition contracts
Cost overruns are not uncommon in defense contracts.Because of this, there is a need for more realistic cost projections.The United States Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition…
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