U.S. Military Program Management

Lessons Learned and Best Practices

Gregory A. Garrett PMP, Rene G. Rendon PMP

• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
• Year: 2006
• Print ISBN: 9781567261844
• eBook ISBN: 9781567263855
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Bookkeeping & Budgets
• Index: Business

An indispensable resource for all defense industry professionals—governmental and commercial! Introducing the only book on the market offering valuable best practices and lessons learned for U.S. military program management
The U.S. Department of Defense and the related defense industry together form the largest and most powerful government and business entity in the world, developing some of the most expensive and complex major systems ever created.
U. S. Military Program Management presents a detailed discussion, from a multi-functional view, of the ins and outs of U.S. military program management and offers recommendations for improving practices in the future. More than 15 leading experts present case studies, best practices, and lessons learned from the Army, Navy, and Air Force, from both the government and industry/contractor perspectives.
This book addresses the key competencies of effective U.S. military program management in six comprehensive sections:
• Requirements management
• Program leadership and teamwork
• Risk and financial management
• Supply chain management and logistics
• Contract management and procurement
• Special topics

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• About the Authors
• Dedications
• Table of Contents
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1: Toward Centralized Control of Defense Acquisition Programs: A Comparative Review of the Decision Framework from 1987 to 2003 (John T. Dillard)
• 2: The New Joint Capabilities Integration Development System (JCIDS) and Its Potential Impacts on Defense Program Managers (David F. Matthews)
• 3: Recent PPBES Transformation in the Defense Department (L.R. Jones and Jerry L. McCaffery)
• 4: Integrated Project Management (IPM) Life-Cycle and Model in the Defense Industry (Gregory A. Garrett)
• 5: What the DoD Chief Acquisition Officer and Defense Industry Executives Should Know and Do to Improve Performance (Gregory A. Garrett)
• 6: Defense Acquisition Teamwork: Roles, Responsibilities, and More (Gregory A. Garrett)
• 7: The Contracting Manager versus the Program Manager (Leslie S. Deneault and Bryan Stambaugh)
• 8: A Guide to DoD’s Earned Value Management System (Gregory A. Garrett)
• 9: Opportunity and Risk Management in the Defense Industry—Processes and Tools (Gregory A. Garrett)
• 10: Cost as an Independent Variable: Front-End Approaches to Achieve Reduction in Total Ownership Cost (Michael W. Boudreau)
• 11: Understanding Risk Management in Department of Defense (Mike Bolles)
• 12: Military Outsourcing: Observations, Opportunities, Conflicts, and Recommendations (Olin O. Oedekoven)
• 13: Commodity Sourcing Strategies: Processes, Best Practices, and Defense Initiatives (Rene G. Rendon)
• 14: U.S. Military Contract Negotiations—Best Practices (Gregory A. Garrett)
• 15: The Evolution of Contracting in Iraq, March 2003—March 2005 (Jack L. Cunnane)
• 16: The Contract Management Maturity Model (CMMM©) (Rene G. Rendon)
• 17: CMMM©—A Case Study Application (Rene G. Rendon)
• 18: Capability-Based Acquisition in the Missile Defense Agency and Implications for DoD Acquisition (William L. Spacy II)
• 19: Contracting for Open Systems-Based Defense Programs (Rene G. Rendon)
• 20: Total Ownership Cost Considerations in Key Performance Parameters and Beyond (Michael Boudreau and Brad Naegle)
• References
• Appendix A: Defense Acquisition Performance Assessment Project: Executive Summary
• Appendix B: A Framework for Assessing the Acquisition Function at Federal Agencies: Executive Summary
• Appendix C: DoD Has Paid Billions in Award and Incentive Fees Regardless of Acquisition Outcomes: Executive Summary
• Appendix D: Better Support of Weapon System
• Appendix E: DoD Acquisition Outcomes: A Case for Change
• Index