03005oam 2200457zu 450 991022009970332120220902154705.00-8330-8673-1(CKB)2560000000315366(SSID)ssj0001400668(PQKBManifestationID)12484131(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001400668(PQKBWorkID)11344248(PQKB)11211745(oapen)doab115343(EXLCZ)99256000000031536620160829d2014 uh 0engurmn|---annantxtccrProlonged cycle times and schedule growth in defense acquisition a literature review /Jessie Riposo [et al.]RAND Corporation2014Santa Monica, CA :Rand ;20141 online resource (xviii, 83 pages)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8330-8515-8 This report summarizes a selection of the defense acquisition literature from the 1960s to the present on potential sources of prolonged acquisition cycle times and schedule growth, as well as potential opportunities for improvement. It presents the range of possible causes of schedule-related problems and various recommendations cited for improving schedules by various authors and organizations. This report does not provide critical analysis or an assessment of the strengths or weaknesses of the claims made in the literature. Rather, it provides a starting point for further research or consideration by government acquisition professionals, oversight organizations, and the analytic community. We identified the following reasons for schedule delays in the literature: (1) the difficulty of managing technical risk (e.g., program complexity, immature technology, and unanticipated technical issues), (2) initial assumptions or expectations that were difficult to fulfill (e.g., schedule estimates, risk control, requirements, and performance assumptions), and (3) funding instability. The most commonly cited recommendations for reducing cycle time and controlling schedule growth in the literature are strategies that manage or reduce technical risk. Some of those recommendations include using incremental fielding or evolutionary acquisition strategies, developing derivative products (rather than brand-new designs), using mature or proven technology (i.e., commercial, off-the-shelf components), maintaining stable funding, and using atypical contracting vehicles.Armed ForcesProcurementArmed ForcesProcurement.355.6/212Riposo Jessie1242193McKernan MeganDuran Chelsea KaihoiNational Defense Research Institute (U.S.)PQKBBOOK9910220099703321Prolonged cycle times and schedule growth in defense acquisition2907483UNINA