Management of Defense Acquisition Projects

Defense acquisition projects cost billions of taxpayer dollars each year. These huge investments, coupled with seemingly perennial criticisms of waste and mismanagement, point out the need for a clearly written guide to the myriad functions and issues involved in defense acquisition management. Written for both students and practitioners, Management of Defense Acquisition Projects, Second Edition enables the reader to understand the broad range of disciplines and activities that must be integrated in order to achieve successful acquisition outcomes. Written by academics and practitioners, the second edition features significant updates throughout, and totally new chapters on:

Systems engineering
Software Acquisition Management
Earned Value Management
Category Management and Strategic Sourcing
Organizing for Defense Acquisition Project Management

Management of Defense Acquisition Projects, Second Edition provides a basic overview of each functional area that supports defense acquisition projects as well as its application to those projects. These functional areas include, systems engineering, financial management, contract management, test and evaluation management, production management, logistics and sustainment. It also highlights significant issues such as organizational considerations, the defense industrial base, and acquisition workforce issues. Written in a manner that will withstand the many DOD policy changes that are often associated with defense acquisition programs, it features learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter and study questions at the end of each chapter.

Contents
Chapter 1 Project Management Concepts
Chapter 2 Defense Acquisition s Public Policy Imprint
Chapter 3 Initiating Defense Acquisition Projects
Chapter 4 Systems Engineering
Chapter 5 Software Acquisition Management
Chapter 6 Logistics Considerations in Acquisition
Chapter 7 Test and Evaluation Management
Chapter 8 Risk Management
Chapter 9 Manufacturing and Quality Management
Chapter 10 Contract Management
Chapter 11 Financial Management
Chapter 12 Earned Value Management
Chapter 13 Category Management and Strategic Sourcing
Chapter 14 Organizing for Defense Acquisition Project Management
Chapter 15 Defense Acquisition Workforce

Rene G. Rendon is Associate Professor of Acquisition Management in the Graduate School of Business and Public Policy at the Naval Postgraduate School. He holds bachelor, masters, and doctorate degrees in business administration, as well as CPCM, CFCM, and PMP professional certifications. His awards include the USAF Outstanding Officer in Contracting Award, NCMA Award for Excellence in Contract Management Research and Writing, and the Naval Postgraduate School Richard W. Hamming Excellence in Teaching Award. He has also been designated a Fellow of the National Contract Management Association.

Keith F. Snider is Professor of Public Administration and Management in the Graduate School of Business and Public Policy at the Naval Postgraduate School. He holds a BS from the United States Military Academy, an MS in Operations Research from the Naval Postgraduate School, and a PhD in Public Administration and Public Affairs from Virginia Tech. His awards include the Khi V. Thai Research Scholar of the Year, awarded by the Public Procurement Research Center and the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, and the Richard W. Hamming Annual Faculty Award for Achievement in Interdisciplinary Activities.