Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: A Systems Engineering Perspective

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Author
Books by the Author
1. WSEIAC, the Whiz Kids, and RAND
	The WSEIAC Analysis and Report
	Technical Reports
	WSEIAC Recommendations
	More about the Whiz Kids
	How Much Is Enough?
	Four Important Trends
	New Processes
	The WHIZ Kids - Some Last Words
	The Research and Development (RAND) Project and Corporation
	References
2. An Overview of the Basics
	Shape of Ensemble of Prior Systems
	Measures of Effectiveness (MOEs)
	Effectiveness Measures
	Evaluators (Commissioners)
	Sample Cost Data
	MOEs vs. Functional Decomposition
	Sensitivities
		Selection of Architectures vs. Selection of the Best System to Use
	Absolute Values of Effectiveness Measures and Cost-Related Values
	The Real Meaning of Cost Analysis [4]
	The Bottom Line
	References
3. Cost-Effectiveness and Systems Engineering
	Overview
	What Is Systems Engineering?
	The SEBoK
	Illustration of Cost-Effectiveness Approach to Architecting
	Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) [6]
	MITRE's Systems Engineering Guide
	INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook [11]
	References
4. Selected Commentaries on Cost-Effectiveness
	McNamara as a Transformative Leader [2]
	A History of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
	A Critique of Cost-Effectiveness
	Principles and Controversies [6]
	The Overall Atmosphere in the OSD [7]
	Selected Courses in Cost-Effectiveness
	A Bottom Line for Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit Analyses
	Open-ended Program Design and Analysis [10]
	Another Look at Defining Alternatives
		Computers
		Telephones
		Automobiles
	Relationship between Cost-Effectiveness and Systems Engineering
	References
5. Life Cycle Costing
	General Categories of Cost
	Subordinate Detailed Cost Elements
	Other Cost Categories
		Difficulties in Obtaining Real Cost Data [3]
	Three Top Categories of Cost in Relation to Life Cycle Stages
	NIST/GSA Building Handbook [5]
	DoD Instruction 5000.73 - Cost Analysis Guidance [6]
	DOD Budget Spending by Category [3]
	References
6. Cost Estimating Relationships
	Another Illustrative Life Cycle Cost - Line of Sight Microwave Communications
	COCOMO
	Linear Regression for CER Development [4]
	Joint Agency CER Development [5]
	Operating and Support Cost Estimating Guide [7]
	MITRE's Cost Estimation Resources [8]
	References
7. Cost-Effectiveness and Benefits
	A Military Cost-benefit Analysis [4]
		An Army Cost-Benefit Analysis to Support Army Enterprise Decision-Making [6]
		Army Cost Analysis Manual, Dept. of the Army, U.S. Army Cost and Economic Analysis Center, May 2002 [7]
	Cost-analysis Perspectives from the DAU [8]
	Disposal Costs
	References
8. Everyday Cost-Effectiveness
	Functional Decomposition [1]
	Cost-Effectiveness of Home Purchase/Build
	Incremental Capabilities and Cost
	References
9. Selected Military Examples
	C-17 Example [2]
	Cargo Aircraft - the Navy Cargo Case
	The Joint Strike Fighter (F-35, JSF)
	National Missile Defense [8]
	Effectiveness in Space [10]
	Cutting the Defense Budget [12]
	A Note on Transparency
	References
10. Miscellany
	Risk Analysis
	Business Case Assessment
	Budgeting
	Cost-Effectiveness and Warfighting
	Warfighting
	Fort Leavenworth Kansas: The Army War College
	Intercity Transportation Example
	Rational Choice Theory [8]
	NASA: Systems Engineering and Cost-Effectiveness [9]
	MITRE's Affordability, Efficiency, and Effectiveness [10]
	From the Military, Affecting Budget [4]
	References
11. Summary
Index