USNA SAIL TRAINING CRAFT ACQUISITION: EFFECTIVE STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT THROUGH APPLICATION OF THE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PROCESS
Authors
Allen, Robert D.
Boatwright, Mitchell J.
Hughes, Shad S.
McCune, Sean S.
Pfiester, John J.
Subjects
naval
sail training craft
STC
44-foot
Navy
officer
procurement
sailboat
seamanship
United States Naval Academy
USNA
sail training craft
STC
44-foot
Navy
officer
procurement
sailboat
seamanship
United States Naval Academy
USNA
Advisors
Hatch, William D., II
Pollman, Anthony G.
Date of Issue
2020-12
Date
Publisher
Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
The United States Naval Academy (USNA) does not possess an effective management plan for the acquisition of the 44-foot Navy sail training craft (STC), which has led to cost overruns and late deliveries. A review of the past acquisitions of the Mark I and Mark II STC revealed a possible effective solution is a stakeholder management plan. This capstone project answers the question of how the USNA might utilize the systems engineering process to develop an effective internal stakeholder management strategy that generates effective and actionable requirements for the acquisition of the next-generation STC while preserving a predictable and timely acquisitions process. Utilizing tools and techniques developed by data collection, this research found the essential elements to a successful stakeholder management plan are to identify, analyze, engage, and monitor stakeholders. These essential elements integrated with techniques used in corporate America, such as managing for stakeholders and the stakeholder circle, can reduce friction and issues within the STC program for the USNA. Identified avenues for future research are utilizing the systems engineering process for the development of structural stakeholder management elements, improving stakeholder management requirements elicitation, and developing stakeholder management plan validation methods.
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Thesis
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Systems Engineering (SE)
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US Naval Academy
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