Best Practices Better Matching Of Needs And Resources Will Lead To Better Weapon System Outcomes

Examines how best practices offer improvements to the way the Dept. of Defense (DoD) defines & matches weapon system requirements to available resources such as cost, schedule, & mature technologies. It also examines the importance of the timing of this match & identifies practices that can improve the prospects for making the match before starting an acquisition program. The report makes recommendations to the Secretary of Defense on how to better align the requirements setting & program approval processes to infuse more knowledge earlier into each process.Francis, Paul is the author of 'Best Practices Better Matching Of Needs And Resources Will Lead To Better Weapon System Outcomes', published 2004 under ISBN 9780756713768 and ISBN 0756713765.