AN ANALYSIS OF FACTORS INFLUENCING DEFENSE ACQUISITION DECISION MAKING: NOUSMAKING AND THE DEFENSE PROGRAM MANAGER
Authors
Adame, Brooke L.
Subjects
decision making
sensemaking
program management
nousmaking
defense program manager dilemma
defense acquisition management
sensemaking
program management
nousmaking
defense program manager dilemma
defense acquisition management
Advisors
Jones, Raymond D.
Mortlock, Robert F.
Date of Issue
2023-06
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Publisher
Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
Defense program managers play a critical role in managing major defense acquisition program outcomes. Although the defense acquisition management system and defense program manager have been topics of analysis for decades, not enough research focuses on defense program manager sensemaking in the defense acquisition management system. The purpose of this research is to build upon the research of professor of practice and retired Army Colonel Raymond Jones and his nousmaking concept. Further exploration of nousmaking and decision making and the application of these concepts to the defense program manager dilemma can enhance our understanding of these interrelated topics, expand the scope of existing defense acquisition management research, and influence DOD’s future assessments of defense acquisition program outcomes.
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Thesis
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Capstone Applied Project Reports
Department
Department of Defense Management (DDM)
Organization
Human Systems Integration (HSI) Certificate Program
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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.