A risk assessment methodology and Excel tool for acquisition programs /

Implementing risk management principles to manage large defense acquisition programs is a priority for the U.S. defense acquisition community. To assist those decisionmakers responsible for identifying the risk associated with major weapons programs, RAND researchers developed a methodology and acco...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Fleishman-Mayer, Lauren A. (Author), Arena, Mark V. (Author), McMahon, Michael E. (Author)
Corporate Authors:	Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division, Acquisition and Technology Policy Center, United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense, JSTOR (Organization)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2013.
Subjects:	United States. > Department of Defense > Appropriations and expenditures. United States. > Department of Defense > Procurement > Costs > Evaluation > Methodology. Systems integration > Risk assessment > Methodology. Weapons systems > United States > Costs > Forecasting. United States > Armed Forces > Weapons systems > Costs > Evaluation > Methodology. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Assessor Tool Methodology
An Example Application of the Risk Assessor Tool
Further Applications
Conclusion.