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dc.contributor.author | Morgan Dwyer | |
dc.contributor.author | Zoe Szajnfarber | |
dc.contributor.author | Bruce Cameron | |
dc.contributor.author | Markus Bradford | |
dc.contributor.author | Ed Crawley | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-03-16T17:50:16Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-03-16T17:50:16Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2014-04-30 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Published--Unlimited Distribution | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://dair.nps.edu/handle/123456789/1102 | - |
dc.description | Acquisition Management / Defense Acquisition Community Contributor | |
dc.description.abstract | Although joint programs are typically formed to reduce costs, recent studies have suggested that they may actually be more costly than non-joint programs. In this paper, we explore this hypothesis using an in-depth case study of the NPOESS program. To study jointness, we apply a semi-quantitative framework that quantifies the complexity impacts of jointness and enables us to observe their evolution over time. In particular, we describe how jointness impacted the NPOESS program-by inducing technical and organizational complexity-and illustrate how the relationship between both complexity types enabled, sustained, and induced cost growth. We also explain the evolution of the programs technical and organizational complexity by identifying five key technical decisions and collaborating agency interactions that increased complexity and cost. Finally, we conclude by noting that a key source of the NPOESS programs cost growth was not jointness per say, but rather, was the result of a mismatch in the amount of jointness that was present in the programs technical system but was absent in its managing organization. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Acquisition Research Program | |
dc.language | English (United States) | |
dc.publisher | Acquisition Research Program | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | NPOESS Program | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | SYM-AM-14-052 | |
dc.subject | Joint Programs | |
dc.subject | Cost | |
dc.subject | Cost Growth | |
dc.title | The Cost Impacts of Jointness: Insights From the NPOESS Program | |
dc.type | Article | |
Appears in Collections: | Annual Acquisition Research Symposium Proceedings & Presentations |
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