ARJ 84

From the Chairman and Executive Editor

Promoting Disruptive Military Innovation: Best Practices for DoD Experimentation and Prototyping Programs

Col George M. Dougherty, USAF

An analysis of the DoD’s six new or expanded experimentation and prototyping programs and a study of past disruptive military innovations reveal ways to accelerate new technologies from idea to fielded capability

APA Citation:
Dougherty, G. M. (2017). Promoting disruptive military innovation: Best practices for DoD experimentation and prototyping programs. Defense Acquisition Research Journal, 25(1), 2–29.
https://doi.org/10.22594/dau.17-782.25.01

Unmasking Cost Growth Behavior: A Longitudinal Study

Cory N. D’Amico, Edward D. White, Lt Col Jonathan D. Ritschel, USAF, and Capt Scott J. Kozlak, USAF

This research investigates cost growth factors from a longitudinal perspective, spanning five key gateways for 36 Department of Defense aircraft programs.

APA Citation:
D’Amico, C. N., White, E. D., Ritschel, J. D., & Kozlak, S. J. (2017). Unmasking cost growth behavior: A longitudinal study. Defense Acquisition Research Journal, 25(1), 30–51.
https://doi.org/10.22594/dau.17-783.25.01

Mitigating Cognitive Biases in Risk Identification: Practitioner Checklist for the Aerospace Sector

Debra L. Emmons, Thomas A. Mazzuchi, Shahram Sarkani, and Curtis E. Larsen

This article incorporates practical experience through subject matter expert survey feedback into an academically grounded operational checklist for mitigating cognitive biases in the aerospace sector risk management process. It also offers strategies for the project manager and risk management practitioner to reduce these pervasive biases.

APA Citation:
Emmons, D. L., Mazzuchi, T. A., Sarkani, S., & Larsen, C. E. (2017). Mitigating cognitive biases in risk identification: Practitioner checklist for the aerospace sector. Defense Acquisition Research Journal, 25(1), 52–93.
https://doi.org/10.22594/dau.16-770.25.01