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Article: Lessons learned from the early stages of development of the guardrail common sensor for the radical reduction of cycle time.(Lessons Learned)
- Article from:
- Acquisition Review Quarterly
- Article date:
- June 22, 2003
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Nine key participants from the government and prime contractor were interviewed to identify important lessons learned from the early stages of development of the Guardrail Common Sensor. In addition to in-depth interviews, U.S. Army Communications and Electronics Command (CECOM) historical documents, unclassified government reports, and other public sources were reviewed for information regarding the system's development. The management of the system development deviated from normal acquisition processes in several important ways. These are presented and the implications for flexibility in the acquisition process are discussed.
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