Application of Structured Decision-Making Tools to Defense Acquisition

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Long Description: The article referenced provides problem solving processes for assisting acquisition managers to make quality decisions. It covers decision analysis tools and briefly describes the art and science of operations research. The article is written for the program office practitioner in easy-to-understand language. While it provides a top-level overview of analysis processes, understanding these processes at this level provides an entry for program management professionals to dig deeper into appropriate texts on the subject.
URL Title: Application of Structured Decision-Making Tools to Defense Acquisition
Web Site Address: http://www.dau.mil/pubs/arq/2007arq/2007arq44/ARJ44_Gensure.pdf
Benefit/Value: The application of structured decision-making tools to Defense acquisition issues and problems can significantly assist the decision maker in analysis of complex decisions, particularly those involving unceretainty, risk, and multiple objectives/attributes. The tools discussed - decision analysis and operations research - aid the decision maker in avoiding biases, documenting decision methodologies, and making group decisions. They significantly increase the decision maker's insight into complex issues that are characteristic of the Defense Acquisition System.