The San Diego Research Center now owned by Argon ST has a nice check list for managing programs. This list is inclusive and not all items may be applicable. But each of these is important to assess. A clear, concise statement defining the program has been prepared and reviewed by knowledge parties for consensus.  Performance... 

Here's a mathematical diddy from Mr. Blaise Durante, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Acquisition Integration) U.S. Air Force . who coined the phrase “there are two usually two phases of a project – too early to tell and too late to stop.” if: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z is... 

The classic Iron Triangle of lore – Cost, Schedule, and Quality, has to go. The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) approved H.R. 5013, the IMPROVE Acquisition Act. This Act is bipartisan legislation to overhaul defense acquisition spending, potentially saving billions of taxpayer dollars and expediting the...