fist for pmt352b 2010
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A-12$3B, 8 years, 0 Aircraft
Comanche$7B, 20 years, 0 Aircraft
Crusader$11B, 7 years, 0 artillery
B-120 years, $265 B
“The world’s most expensive airplane” c. 1987
“This is no longer a bureaucratic issue: it is having strategic effects.”
- JFCOM JOE 2010 Report
FIST is strategic.
Fast
“A hallmark of an executable program with a sound business case is short development cycle times.”
2008 GAO ReportAssessment Of Selected Weapon Programs
“The DoD itself suggests that system development should be limited to about 5 years.”
2008 GAO ReportAssessment Of Selected Weapon Programs
An unreasonably long
acquisition cycle…
is a central problem
from which most other
acquisition problems stem.- Packard Commission, 1986
Inexpensive
“DoD’s planned investments for new weapon systems now reflect the highest funding levels in two decades.”
2008 GAO ReportAssessment Of Selected Weapon Programs
“…the majority of requirements might be satisfied at lower cost…”
- 2009 USAF Acquisition Improvement Plan
Simple
“Complex acquisition processes do not promote program success – they increase costs, add to schedule and obfuscate accountability.”
2006 DAPA Report
“in the interest of perfecting the procedures, we allowed the process to become overly complicated.”
- 2009 USAF AcquisitionImprovement Plan
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Goodness
Complexity
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Tiny
4 People4 Months< $500,000
“… shorter time frames… increase the success rate.
… the more expensive a project becomes, the less likely its chance of success.”
“… smaller projects are consistently more successful because of reduced confusion, complexity and cost.
… smaller projects experience fewer cost overruns.”
Enhances StabilityIncreases AccountabilityOptimizes FailureFacilitates Learning
Fast Stability
InexpensiveStability
SimpleStability
Accountability & Control
OptimalFailures
Learning
Agile, Scrum, XP, etc
Big Safari, Skunkworks
Evolutionary Acquisition
Small Team+
Short Schedule+
Tight Budget+
Simple Technology
Minimize team size,maximize team talent.
FIST GUIDELINES
Allow the schedule and budget to constrain the design.
Incentivize and reward underruns.
Delivering useful capabilities is the only measure of success.
Constraints foster creativity.
Complexity is a cost.
Complexity reduces reliability.
Simplicity scales. Complexity doesn’t.
Talent trumps process.
Teamwork trumps paperwork.
Leadership trumps management.
Trust trumps oversight.
Values Drive Decisions
Enhances StabilityIncreases AccountabilityOptimizes FailureFacilitates Learning
Delivers Useful Capabilities
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