Accession Number:

AD1016072

Title:

10 Things Great Program Managers Know About Product Support

Descriptive Note:

Journal Article

Corporate Author:

Defense Acquisition University Fort Belvoir United States

Personal Author(s):

• Kobren,Bill

Report Date:

2011-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

7.0

Abstract:

Hats off to program managers everywhereparticularly those who not only embrace responsibility for designing, developing, and fielding weapon systems that meet cost, schedule, and performance requirements, but also focus on ensuring the system is designed to be supportable and sustainable while minimizing projected and actual operations and support O and S costs at every stage of the life cycle.

Descriptors:

• management planning and control
• project management
• life cycle management
• systems engineering
• department of defense
• logistics
• weapon systems
• maintenance
• test and evaluation
• cost analysis
• logistics support
• reliability

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE