Acquisition Disasters? Ideas For Reducing Acquisition Risk
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Software Engineering Institute
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Abstract
The status quo for how we acquire cyber-physical weapon systems (CPS) needs to be changed. It is almost certain (for any acquisition of a CPS) that there will be cost overruns, schedule delays, and/or the loss of promised warfighter capability. Improved product development technologies could be applied, but they have not been adopted widely. We will discuss the status quo, alternative approaches, and how to motivate the community of CPS acquirers and suppliers to improve.
What attendees will learn:
- Characteristics of the current status quo how CPS systems are acquired and developed.
- Principles of Value Engineering and how they can be applied to the acquisition and development of CPS.
- Approaches that acquirers and suppliers can take to improve the status quo.
About the Speaker
Alfred Schenker
Alfred Schenker is a senior member of technical staff in the Software Solutions Division of the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute, where he has worked for over 20 years. He works to improve software acquisition and product development practices throughout the armed services and other organizations. He has actively …
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Linda Parker Gates
Linda Parker Gates is the principal investigator on the Software Engineering Institute’s (SEI's) Artificial Intelligence Robustness (AIR) research and transition project and leads the Software Acquisition Pathways Initiative in the SEI's Software Solutions Division. In both roles, she leverages her specialization in strategic planning, technology transition, change management, and performance …
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