Telling Time: Getting Relevant Data for Acquisition Schedule Estimating Relationships

Abstract

This continuing project aims to examine weapons systems development schedules to identify ways to predict the duration of the defense acquisition schedule more accurately. This study aims to provide a more complete understanding of the myriad factors that drive the weapon system development timelines. In particular, we propose to investigate insights from contemporary data science methods to identify variables critical to predicting acquisition schedules through Schedule Estimating Relationships.