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Article Scheduling, Cost Management, Aerospace & Defense March 2010
Project Management Journal
Causal inferences on the cost overruns and schedule delays of large-scale U.S. federal defense and intelligence acquisition programs
By Meier, Steven R. 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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Article Cost Management, Aerospace & Defense 1 March 2008
Project Management Journal
Formulation of financial valuation methodologies for NASA's human spaceflight projects
By Hawes, W. Michael | Duffey, Michael R. 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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Article Cost Management, Aerospace & Defense September 2000
Project Management Journal
The role of contract type in the success of R&D defense projects under increasing uncertainty
By Sadeh, Arye | Dvir, Dov | Shenhar, Aaron 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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Article Cost Management, Aerospace & Defense September 1998
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Does a rubber baseline guarantee cost overruns on defense acquisition contracts ?
By Christensen, David S. | Gordon, James A. 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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Article Benefits Realization, Cost Management, Aerospace & Defense May 1996
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The earned value body of knowledge
By Fleming, Quentin W. | Koppelman, Joel M. Although the concept of earned value originated with industrial engineers in factories at the turn of the century, the collection of knowledge centered on its practical applications has been done…
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Article Cost Management, Aerospace & Defense May 1996
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Defeating the cost plus paradigm in defense projects
By Fletcher, Charles Those of us who grew up in the government contracts business during the ’70s and ’80s should have a good understanding of the Cost Plus concept in pricing a contract. This phenomenon had its…
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Article Requirements Management, Scheduling, Cost Management, Aerospace & Defense September 1994
Project Management Journal
A review of cost/schedule control systems criteria literature
By Christensen, David S. 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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Article Scheduling, Cost Management, Aerospace & Defense October 1993
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Some thoughts on C/SCSC and the current state of project management tools
By Feldman, Robert E. Over the past thirty years, organizations and project professionals have continuously expanded their use of cost/schedule control systems criteria (C/SCSC). This article describes the author's…
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Article Cost Management, Aerospace & Defense September 1993
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An analysis of cost overruns on defense acquisition contracts
By Christensen, David S. 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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Article Cost Management, Aerospace & Defense August 1992
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Operations and support cost reduction
By Riggs, Jeffrey L. Since Desert Storm, there has been continuing pressure to reduce operational and support costs, as well as the length of training courses, in the United States military. This article presents a…
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