RISK MANAGEMENT GUIDE FOR DOD ACQUISITION

RISK MANAGEMENT GUIDE FOR DOD ACQUISITION Sixth Edition (Version ) August, 2006 Department of Defense Attachment 4 OUSD(AT&L) Systems and Software Engineering/Enterprise Development i Preface The Department of Defense (DoD) recognizes that risk MANAGEMENT is critical to ACQUISITION program success (see the Defense ACQUISITION Guidebook (DAG), Section ). The purpose of addressing risk on programs is to help ensure program cost , schedule, and performance objectives are achieved at every stage in the life cycle and to communicate to all stakeholders the process for uncovering, determining the scope of, and managing program uncertainties. Since risk can be associated with all aspects of a program, it is important to recognize that risk identification is part of the job of everyone and not just the program manager or systems engineer. That includes the test manager, financial manager, contracting officer, logistician, and every other team member.

Risk is a measure of future uncertainties in achieving program performance goals and objectives within defined cost, schedule and performance constraints. Risk can be associated with all aspects of a program (e.g., threat, technology maturity, supplier capability, design maturation,

Loading..

Tags:

  Guide, Performance, Management, Cost, Acquisition, Management guide for dod acquisition

Information

Related search queries