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6th Annual Acquisition Research Symposium Presentations and Papers |
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Written by Symposium Manager
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
8:30am – 10:30am Panel 1 - Plenary Panel - National Security Acquisition Agenda for the New Administration
Chair: Dr. Jacques S. Gansler, Director, Center for Public Policy & Private Enterprise, University of Maryland; former Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology & Logistics)
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-055.pdf
Discussants:
Lieutenant General Ross Thompson III, US Army, Military Deputy, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics & Technology)
Dr. Nancy Spruill, Director, Acquisition Resources & Analysis, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology & Logistics)
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-056.pdf
Ms. Susan L. Cote, Vice President, Corporate Contracts, Pricing & Supply Chain, Northrop Grumman Corporation
10:45am – 12:15pm Panel 2 - Advances in Resource Decision-Making
Chair: Joseph L. Yakovac, Jr., LTG, USA, (ret.), Naval Postgraduate School; former Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics & Technology)
Discussant: Paul L. Francis, Managing Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, Government Accountability Office
The Economic Evaluation of Alternatives (EEoA): Rethinking the application of Cost-effectiveness Analysis, Multi-criteria Decision-making (MCDM) and the Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) in Defense Procurement
Francois Melese, Naval Postgraduate School
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-057.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-012.pdf
Programmatic Complexity & Interdependence: New Predictive Indicators of Development Resource Demand
Robert Flowe, Software Engineering and Systems Assurance, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition & Technology)
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-058.pdf
10:45am – 12:15pm Panel 3 - Acquisition Management of Systems of Systems
Chair: Reuben Pitts III, President, Lyceum Consulting, LLC
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-059.pdf
Discussant: Colonel Raymond D. Jones, U.S. Army, Program Manager, Airborne, Maritime and Fixed Station, Joint Tactical Radio System
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-060.pdf
Acquisition Management for Systems-of-Systems: Exploratory Model Development and Experimentation
Daniel DeLaurentis and Muharrem Mane, Purdue University
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-061.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-013.pdf
Acquisition of Capabilities through Systems-of-Systems: Case Studies and Lessons from Naval Aviation
Michael Pryce, Manchester Business School
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-014.pdf
10:45am – 12:15pm Panel 4 - Search and Storage Techniques for Enabling Software Reuse
Chair: Carl R. Siel, Jr., Chief Engineer of the Navy; Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development & Acquisition)
Discussant: Nickolas Guertin, Director, Open Architecture, PEO Integrated Warfare Systems
Ontology-based Solutions for Software Reuse
Jean Johnson and Curtis Blais, Naval Postgraduate School
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-062.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-015.pdf
ReSEARCH 2: Building the Requirements Search Engine
Craig Martell, Paige Adams, Grant Gehrke, Ralucca Gera, Marco Draeger, and Kevin Squire, Naval Postgraduate School and Pranav Anand, University of California, Santa Cruz
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-063.pdf
1:30pm – 3:00pm Panel 5 - Assessing System Maturity
Chair: Rear Admiral William E. Landay, III, US Navy, Program Executive Officer SHIPS
Using A System Maturity Index to Monitor and Evaluate the Development of Systems
Brian Sauser, Romulo Magnaye and Jose Ramirez-Marquez, Stevens Institute of Technology
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-064.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-017.pdf
Dynamic Multipoint Optimization Application to Corporate Portfolio Management
Robert Cuellar, DoD, and Brian Sauser, Stevens Institute of Technology
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-065.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-018.pdf
Implementation of a Methodology Supporting a Comprehensive System-of-systems Maturity Analysis for Use by the Littoral Combat Ship Mission Module Program
Eric Forbes, Richard Volkert, Peter Gentile and Ken Michaud, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-066.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-019.pdf
1:30pm – 3:00pm Panel 6 - Resourcing Strategies in System Life Cycle Management
Chair: Lorna Estep, Executive Director, Air Force Global Logistics Support Center, Air Force Materiel Command
Discussant: Stan Soloway, President, Professional Services Council; former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition Reform)
Achieving Performance-based Lifecycle Management
Louis Kratz and Bradd Buckingham, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-067.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-020.pdf
The Logistics Support Resource Strategy Map: A Design and Assessment Tool
John Dillard, Naval Postgraduate School, and David Ford, Texas A&M University
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-068.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-021.pdf
Logistics Support Design and Assessment Tool Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/Ford_Dillard_LogSptStratRscMap_05-09.xls
1:30pm – 3:00pm Panel 7 - Testing Considerations for Reuse of Weapons System Components
Chair: William M. Johnson, Principal, WMJ Associates LLC
Discussant: Mark Wessman, CAPT, US Navy (ret.), President, Wessman Consultancy Group, Inc.
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-069.pdf
How to Check If It Is Safe Not To Retest a Component
Valdis Berzins and Paul Dailey, Naval Postgraduate School
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-070.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-022.pdf
Mathematical Modeling for Optimal System Testing under Fixed-cost Constraint
Karl Pfeiffer, Valery Kanevsky and Thomas Housel, Naval Postgraduate School
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-071.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-023.pdf
3:15pm – 5:00pm Panel 21 - Trends in Contracting Workforce Dynamics
Chair: Jeffrey P. Parsons, Executive Director, Army Contracting Command, US Army Material Command
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-072.pdf
Managing the Services Supply Chain in the Department of Defense: An Empirical Study of Current Management Practices
Aruna Apte, Uday Apte and Rene Rendon, Naval Postgraduate School
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-073.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-047.pdf
Contract Management Process Maturity: Analysis of Recent Organizational Assessments
Rene Rendon, Naval Postgraduate School
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-074.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-048.pdf
Army Contracting Command Demographics
David Lamm and Timothy Reed, Naval Postgraduate School
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-075.pdf
3:15pm – 5:00pm Panel 9 - Acquisition Challenges in the United Kingdom
Critical defence acquisition issues confronting the UK were discussed. Some of these topics echo challenges facing the US and other countries.
Chair: David Moore, Director, Centre for Defence Acquisition, Cranfield University
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-076.pdf
Panelists:
Stuart Young, Centre for Defence Acquisition, Cranfield University
Pete Ito, Centre for Defence Acquisition, Cranfield University
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-077.pdf
Innovative UK Approaches to Acquisition Management
David Moore, Stuart Young and Pete Ito, Centre for Defence Acquisition, Cranfield University
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-024.pdf
3:15pm – 5:00pm Panel 10 - Implementing Open Architecture in Weapons System Development
Chair: William P. Bray, Director, Integrated Combat Systems, PEO Integrated Warfare Systems
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-078.pdf
Discussant: Victor Gavin, Executive Director, PEO Littoral and Mine Warfare
Application of Model-based Systems Engineering Methods to Development of Combat System Architectures
Mike Green, Naval Postgraduate School
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-079.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-025.pdf
Software Licenses, Open Source Components, and Open Architectures
Thomas Alspaugh, Hazeline Asuncion and Walt Scacchi, University of California, Irvine
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-080.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-026.pdf
Thursday, May 14, 2009
8:00am – 9:30am Plenary Panel – Perspectives on Defense Acquisition & Procurement Policy in Transition
Chair: Dr. Douglas A. Brook, Director, Center for Defense Management Research, Naval Postgraduate School; former Acting Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
An Examination of the Institutional Factors that Result in Cost Growth in Defense Acquisition
Mr. Philip J. Candreva , Senior Lecturer of Budgeting, Naval Postgraduate School
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-081.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-045.pdf
An Assessment of DOD's Acquisition Outcomes, Initiatives for Change, and Future Challenges
Mr. Michael J. Sullivan, Director, Acquisition & Sourcing Management, Government Accountability Office
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-082.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09326sp.pdf
"When Instructions Provide Too Much Flexibility, Establish Rules"
Mr. J. David Patterson, Executive Director, National Defense Business Institute, University of Tennessee; former Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Comptroller
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-083.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-046.pdf
9:40am – 11:10am Panel 11 - Lead Systems Integrators: Challenges and Prospects
Chair: James E. Thomsen, Principal Civilian Deputy, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development & Acquisition)
Discussant: Lenn Vincent, RADM, USN, (ret.), Industry Chair, Defense Acquisition University
The Role of Lead System Integrator
Jacques Gansler, William Lucyshyn and Adam Spiers, University of Maryland
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-084.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-027.pdf
Organizing for a Complex World: The Way Ahead
David J. Berteau, Senior Adviser and Director of the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-085.pdf
9:40am – 11:10am Panel 12 - Utilization of Award Fees, Incentives and Other Transaction Authority in DoD Contracting
Chair: Steve Kelman, Weatherhead Professor of Public Management, John F. Kennedy School of Government
Effect of Information and Decision-making on DoD Performance Incentives and Award Fees
Gregory Hildebrandt, Naval Postgraduate School
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-086.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-028.pdf
Incentive Arrangements for Space Acquisitions
James Gill, Space & Missile Systems Center
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-087.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-029.pdf
Injecting New Ideas and New Approaches in Defense Systems: Are “Other Transactions” an Answer
Richard Dunn, University of Maryland
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-088.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-030.pdf
9:40am – 11:10am Panel 13 - Policy, Governance and Performance Management in a Service Oriented Architecture Environment
Chair: Christopher A. Miller, Program Executive Officer, Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I)
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-089.pdf
Discussant: Michael B. Dettman, PEO C4I Associate Technical Director, Policy & Guidance, SPAWAR SSC Pacific Engineering
Outcome-driven Provider Performance under Conditions of Complexity and Uncertainty
Kevin Buck and Diane Hanf, The MITRE Corporation
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-090.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-031.pdf
Aligning Acquisition Practice with Netcentricity Policy
Lloyd Brodsky, CSC
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-091.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-032.pdf
11:20am – 12:50pm Panel 14 - Tools for Acquisition Program Design
Chair: Mark D. Rocke, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Strategic Communications & Business Transformation)
Discussant: Keith E. Seaman, Director, Defense Business Systems Acquisition Executive
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-092.pdf
Acquisition Strategies to Deal with Uncertainty
Renee Stevens, Margaret King and Marc Halley, The MITRE Corporation
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-093.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-033.pdf
Simulation-based Decision Support for Acquisition Policy and Process Design: The Effect of System and Enterprise Characteristics on Acquisition Outcomes
Doug Bodner, Robert Smith and Bill Rouse, Georgia Institute of Technology
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-094.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-034.pdf
11:20am – 12:50pm Panel 15 - Costing Dimensions of Defense Acquisition Programs
Chair: Daniel Nussbaum, Naval Postgraduate School, former Director, Naval Center for Cost Analysis
Discussant: Richard L. Coleman, CAPT, USN (ret), Director, Cost and Price Analysis Center for Excellence, Northrop Grumman Information Systems
Improved Methodology for Developing Cost Uncertainty Models for Naval Vessels
Cinda Brown, Class Squadron, LSD/LPD-17
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-095.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-035.pdf
Transactions Cost from a Program Manager's Perspective
Diana Angelis, John Dillard, Raymond Franck and Francois Melese, Naval Postgraduate School
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-096.pdf
11:20am – 12:50pm Panel 16 - Implementing an Open Architecture Strategy at the Program Management Level
Chair: Captain Brian Gannon, US Navy, Program Manager, Naval Open Architecture, PEO Integrated Warfare Systems
Discussant: James Wolfe, Head, Strategic and Weapon Control Systems Dept, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren
Facilitating Decision-making, Re-use and Collaboration: A Knowledge Management Approach to Acquisition Program Self-awareness
John Robey and Chris Odell, Naval Postgraduate School
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-097.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-037.pdf
Effective Programmatic Software Safety Strategy for US Navy Gun System Acquisition Programs
MAJ Joey Rivera, US Army, US Pacific Command, J63, Luqi, and Valdis Berzins, Naval Postgraduate School
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-098.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-038.pdf
1:50pm – 3:20pm Panel 17 - The Evolving International Industrial Base
Chair: Pierre A. Chao, Managing Partner, Renaissance Strategic Advisors
Discussant: John Birkler, Senior Policy Analyst, RAND Corporation
The Role of Trans-Atlantic Defense Alliances in a Globalizing World
Nayantara Hensel, Naval Postgraduate School
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-099.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-039.pdf
New Patterns of Collaboration and Rivalry in the US and European Defense and Aerospace Industries
Raymond Franck and Ira Lewis, Naval Postgraduate School and Bernard Udis, University of Colorado, Boulder
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-100.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-040.pdf
1:50pm – 3:20pm Panel 18 - Bid Protests: Causes, Trends, and Containment Strategies
Chair: G. Fred Thompson, Goudy Professor of Public Management & Policy Analysis, Williamette University
Discussant: David M. Van Slyke, Associate Professor of Public Administration, Syracuse University
Bid Protests: Analyzing Recent Trends
William Lucyshyn, Jacques Gansler and Michael Arendt, University of Maryland
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-101.pdf
Innovations in Defense Acquisition: Asymmetric Information and Mechanism Design
William Gates and Peter Coughlin, Naval Postgraduate School
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-102.pdf
1:50pm – 3:20pm Panel 19 - Evolutionary Acquisition of Software Intensive Systems
Chair: Captain Al Grecco, US Navy, Program Manager, Combat Systems, PEO Integrated Warfare Systems
Application of Real Option Theory to Software-Intensive System Acquisition
Capt. Albert Olagbemiro, US Air Force (Reserve), Man-Tak Shing and Johnathan Mun, Naval Postgraduate School
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-103.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-042.pdf
Modeling Open Architecture and Evolutionary Acquisition: Implementation Lessons from the ARCI Program for the Rapid Capability Insertion Process
David Ford, Texas A&M University and John Dillard, Naval Postgraduate School
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-104.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-043.pdf
Supply Chain Planning with Incremental Development, Modular Design and Evolutionary Updates
Marie Bussiere, Betty Jester and Manbir Sodhi, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Newport Division
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-105.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-044.pdf
3:30pm – 5:00pm Panel 22 - Assessing Collaborative Capacity and Collaborating in the Acquisition Domain
Chair: James T. Simpson, Dean, College of Business Administration, University of Alabama, Huntsville
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-106.pdf
Discussant: Michael Schwind, Vice President, Maritime Solutions Sector, Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-107.pdf
UK Defence Acquisition Process for NEC: Transaction Governance within an Integrated Project Team
Ermias Kebede, Eunic Maytorena, David Lowe and Graham Winch, Manchester Business School
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-108.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-050.pdf
The Theory and Measurement of Interorganizational Collaborative Capacity in the Acquisition and Contracting Context
Erik Jansen, Susan Hocevar, Rene Rendon and Gail Thomas, Naval Postgraduate School
Presentation Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-109.pdf
Paper Link:
http://www.acquisitionresearch.net/_files/FY2009/NPS-AM-09-051.pdf
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