Management Of Defense Acquisition Projects

Written for both students and practitioners, Management of Defense Acquisition Projects enables the reader to understand the broad range of disciplines and activities that must be integrated in order to achieve successful acquisition outcomes. This second edition features significant updates throughout, and totally new chapters.

"This ninth edition of Introduction to Defense Acquisition Management includes revisions to the regulatory framework for Defense systems acquisition management from the December 2008 Department of Defense Instruction 5000.02 and includes policy for determining requirements for defense systems from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 3170 series, Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System. This publication is designed to be both an introduction to the world of defense systems acquisition management for the newcomer and a summary-level refresher for the practitioner who has been away from the business for a few years. It focuses on Department of Defense-wide management policies and procedures, not on the details of any specific defense system."--Publisher's website.

This is the first edition of a DoD Extension to the Project Management Institute's 2000 Guide. It identifies and describes defense applications of the core project management knowledge areas contained in the PMBOK Guide, as well as those defense-intensive knowledge areas not contained in the Guide. It is important to understand that this is an extension to the PMBOK Guide, and is not intended to be a stand-alone document. The PMBOK Guide is a valuable document in its own right and its principles need to be understood and practiced by DoD Program Managers. This Extension generally follows DoD acquisition system policies and procedures. However, many of the concepts are generic to defense acquisition worldwide. Charts and tables.

This publication is designed to be both an introduction to the world of defense systems acquisition management for the newcomer and a summary level refresher for the practitioner who has been away from the business for a few years. It focuses on Department of Defense-wide management policies and procedures, not on the details of any specific defense system.

This authoritative guide provides an update of the statutory and regulatory framework governing Defense systems acquisition as well as commentary on emerging trends and initiatives. It is designed to be both a comprehensive introduction to the world of systems acquisition management for the newcomer and a refresher for the practitioner who has been away from the business a few years. It focuses on DOD-wide management policies and procedures.