16. $7B, 20 years, 0 Aircraft $3B, 8 years, 0 Aircraft $11B, 7 years, 0 artillery 20% overrun, 20 years
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19. An unreasonably long acquisition cycle… is a central problem from which most other acquisition problems stem. - Packard Commission, 1986
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25. PEM and SPO Surveys N=208 Superior Performance Low Acquisition Cost Low Operation Costs Shortened Schedule Fourth Third Second First 100 80 60 40 20 0 Fourth Third Second First 100 80 60 40 20 0 Fourth Third Second First 100 80 60 40 20 0 Fourth Third Second First 100 80 60 40 20 0 Axis: Number of Programs Responding
57. “ Courageous trust in the face of possible exploitation is the most ethically responsible and organizationally successful approach over the long term.”
Good afternoon – I’m Maj Dan Ward and I’m here to tell you some stories. As many of you know, the Wright Brothers made their first flight in 1903 – but what I think is particularly interesting is the fact they started work in 1899… just four years earlier? By 1905, two years after the first flight, they had a practical, dependable flying machine (relatively speaking). And they did it without computer models, without successful historical precedents. This is what a pair of talented bicycle repairmen can do in 4 years.