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ARJ 72

DEFENSE ACQUISITION RESEARCH JOURNAL

 

Vol. 22, No. 1

Issue 72: January 2015

The Defense Acquisition Research Journal (ARJ) is a scholarly peer-reviewed journal published by the Defense Acquisition University (DAU). All submissions receive a blind review to ensure impartial evaluation. Articles represent the views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the DAU or the Department of Defense.

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From the Chairman and Executive Editor

Augustine's Laws and Major System Development Programs

Norman R. Augustine

In this slightly irreverent essay, Mr. Augustine argues that the world of systems acquisition is governed by certain "laws" that are as immutable as the natural laws that govern the universe. It's an amusing look at some very real and very serious problems.

Moving from Best Practices to Standard Practices in Defense Acquisition

Alex Miller and Joshua L. Ray

A decade of acquisition process improvement efforts has produced numerous best practices that have not spread to become sta nda rd practices. This research explores how organizations have successfully overcome the challenges of turning their isolated best practices into widespread standard practices.

The Effects of System Prototype Demonstrations on Weapon Systems Development

Edward J. Copeland, Thomas H. Holzer, Timothy J. Eveleigh, and Shahryar Sarkani

The findings from this research indicate that system prototype demonstrations do indeed have a profound positive inf luence on the outcome of weapon systems development performance.

Defense Acquisition Research Journal

Vol. 22, No. 1

Issue 72: January 2015

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The Defense Acquisition Research Journal (ARJ) is a scholarly peer-reviewed journal published by the Defense Acquisition University (DAU). All submissions receive a blind review to ensure impartial evaluation. Articles represent the views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the DAU or the Department of Defense.