Studying Acquisition Strategy Formulation of Incremental Development Approaches
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Mortlock, Robert F.
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2020
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2020
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DAU
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Abstract
This is a study of the challenges that acquisition professionals confront in formulating the Department of Defense’s preferred acquisition–incremental development. The research surveys acquisition professionals to recommend the components of an acquisition strategy associated with a typical acquisition program undergoing program/project milestone review and approval. This work provides insights into how program managers use typical programmatic decision inputs (requirements, technology maturity, risk, urgency, and funding) to formulate the components of an acquisition strategy. The results suggest that acquisition policy should perhaps require a justification for most programs of record if an incremental development approach is not planned. Adoption of the recommended acquisition policy changes would make the defense acquisition system more responsive to the warfighter by fielding improved capability as quickly as possible and reducing risk of the eventual delivery of the full required capability.
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The article of record may be found at https://doi.org/10.22594/dau.19-845.27.03
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Graduate School of Defense Management (GSDM)
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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24 p.
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Mortlock, R. F. (2020). Studying Acquisition Strategy Formulation of Incremental Development Approaches. Defense Acquisition Research Journal, 27(3), 264–311.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.