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Feature performance metrics in a service as a software offering
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery model has become widespread. This deployment model changes the economics of software delivery but also has an impact on development. Releasing updates to customers is immediate and the ...
A case study : creating momentum and self-sustaining change in product development through continuous improvement efforts
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Traditionally, in Raytheon's Integrated Defense System Product Development Engineering Group, lean initiatives have not been fully adopted. Though the lean tools are useful, the engineering group is looking for more effective ...
Prediction markets for cost and risk assessment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Several temporal and political factors can sometimes limit the effectiveness of traditional methods of project tracking and cost estimation. A large organization is susceptible to internal and external risks that are ...
A cost model for testing unmanned and autonomous systems of systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
The evolutionary nature of Unmanned and Autonomous Systems of Systems (UASoS) acquisition needs to be matched by equally evolutionary test capabilities in the future. There is currently no standard method to determine what ...
The impact of individual-, unit-, and enterprise-level factors on psychological health outcomes : a system dynamics study of the U.S. military
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other psychological health issues have emerged as a signature pathology of combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. However, the full continuum of care in the U.S. military for ...
Predictors of successful outcomes of U.S. Coast Guard construction contracts
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
The U. S. federal government contracts over five hundred billion dollars in goods and services each year. Traditionally, these contracts are awarded on the basis of a combination of a contractor's proposed cost, quality, ...
Performance measurement system design for supply chain organizations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
This thesis proposes a methodology to create an effective performance measurement system for an interconnected organization. The performance measurement system is composed of three components: a metrics set, a metrics ...
Leveraging enterprise architecture to enable integrated test and evaluation sustainability
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
An analysis was performed to investigate how enterprise architecting methods can be applied to an integrate test and evaluation enterprise and make it a more sustainable enterprise to provide continuous value in the face ...
Portfolio management in the Air Force : current status and opportunities
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
There are hundreds of weapons programs, under the management of the United States Air Force worth billions of dollars. These programs are being developed to fulfill a need in the U.S. defense strategy. Bringing these weapon ...
An examination of the patterns of failure in defense acquisition programs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
The history of acquisition reform dates back to the Revolutionary War era, and recommendations and actions to reform the Department of Defense's acquisition system continue today. Common themes emerge from the recommendations ...