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Author: Robert S. Zbylut Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 136
Book Description
The Cost/Schedule Control System Criteria (C/SCSC) is the present standard method used by the department of Defense to monitor cost and progress of major acquisition programs. This research is a case study of one contractor and one such program. The objective is to determine the usefulness of C/SCSC to the management of the program. C/SCSC consists of a set of criteria which the internal management system of the contractor must meet. This research examined the general requirements for a system to comply with C/SCSC and examined the system of a single contractor. The three primary advantages from using C/SCSC are improved communications between managers in all organizations, improved visibility into the cost, progress, and management activities of the contractor, and forward planning of all required work. General limitations on usefulness of C/SCSC included problems concerning the meaning and timeliness of reports submitted, difficulty in analyzing the information, difficulty in determing schedule performance and difficulty in integrating the data with technical performance. Specific problems on this program included the completeness of information submitted, the value of problem analysis reports, and the accuracy of estimates at completion. C/SCSC produces much, but not all of the management information required for managing cost and progress of a major acquisition program. The system fairly accurately portrays cost performance and variance but does not adequately handle schedule performance and variance. Information and knowledge from other sources is necessary in order to properly interpret and make use of the information provided by C/SCSC.
Author: Robert S. Zbylut Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 136
Book Description
The Cost/Schedule Control System Criteria (C/SCSC) is the present standard method used by the department of Defense to monitor cost and progress of major acquisition programs. This research is a case study of one contractor and one such program. The objective is to determine the usefulness of C/SCSC to the management of the program. C/SCSC consists of a set of criteria which the internal management system of the contractor must meet. This research examined the general requirements for a system to comply with C/SCSC and examined the system of a single contractor. The three primary advantages from using C/SCSC are improved communications between managers in all organizations, improved visibility into the cost, progress, and management activities of the contractor, and forward planning of all required work. General limitations on usefulness of C/SCSC included problems concerning the meaning and timeliness of reports submitted, difficulty in analyzing the information, difficulty in determing schedule performance and difficulty in integrating the data with technical performance. Specific problems on this program included the completeness of information submitted, the value of problem analysis reports, and the accuracy of estimates at completion. C/SCSC produces much, but not all of the management information required for managing cost and progress of a major acquisition program. The system fairly accurately portrays cost performance and variance but does not adequately handle schedule performance and variance. Information and knowledge from other sources is necessary in order to properly interpret and make use of the information provided by C/SCSC.
Author: Donald D. Wright Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 122
Book Description
At present the Department of Defense Cost/Schedule Control System Criteria (C/SCSC) is still a relatively new concept for control of management information flow between DoD components and major defense contractors. Since it is new and represents a substantial departure in both philosophy and form from previously used systems, a serious lack of educational material exists. Since there was no material available of the self-contained case study type of a length reasonable for use in a graduate level course as an overview, this case study was developed. It is intended to be of use as an educational aid in presenting C/SCSC to a group composed primarily of Air Force Officers in a course on financial management.
Author: David S. Christensen Publisher: ISBN: Category : Control Schedule Languages : en Pages : 9
Book Description
The United States Department of Defense has required that contractors' management control systems comply with Cost/Schedule Control Systems Criteria (C/SCSC) since 1967. The two main objectives of C/SCSC are to ensure that contractors use management control systems that are effective in meeting requirements and controlling contract performance, and to ensure that data provided by the contractor are valid, timely, and verifiable. There have been hundreds of articles regarding this topic over the years, but many public libraries do not carry the journals in which the articles are published. Furthermore, many of the articles are published in journals not indexed in popular indices. This article is an attempt to review the literature for articles published about C/SCSC. Journals that frequently publish C/SCSC related articles are identified, as well as a topic list for the subjects of Nontechnical Introduction to C/SCSC, Implementation and Surveillance Issues, and Analysis.
Author: Wallace R. Cox Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 31
Book Description
This study examines segments of the Cost/Schedule Control Systems Criteria (C/SCSC) to determine maximum utilization as innovative and integrative tools within the program management office. Program management as a method of controlling the development of a weapon system has proven viable. The increasing cost of these systems, however, requires improvement in management efficiency. Cost/Schedule Control Systems Criteria serves to validate the contractor in a way that benefits both the contractor and government interests and, at the same time, facilitates improved efficiency. The reports of management information available to the PM, such as Cost Performance Reports, are productive grounds for management improvement, given current constraints on funding.
Author: Foad Farid Publisher: ISBN: Category : Control Schedule Languages : en Pages : 7
Book Description
In response to the difficulties of implementing PERT/Cost, the United States Department of Defense released its widely cited 1967 Instruction DODI 7000.2, Performance Measurement for Selected Acquisitions, a publication which included an accompanying document outlining the procedures for cost performance monitoring, a document that the DOD requires all of their contractors to use and follow, a document known as Cost/Schedule Control Systems Criteria (C/SCSC). This article examines C/SCSC in relation to PERT/Cost and its key criteria-- work breakdown structure (WBS) and earned value. In doing so, it describes the ways to use C/SCS when working in deflationary and inflationary environments. It identifies the six functions that a contractor's control system should allow a project manager to perform and details the key C/SCS variances that project managers should monitor, variances that include cost, accounting, schedule, and at-completion. It also outlines the performance ratios that enable project managers to understand project status in relative terms, ratios that include cost-performance, schedule-performance, and completed work. It then details two additional variances--inflation and expenditure--for gauging C/SCSC under inflationary conditions and for understanding the deflated cost of work performed (DCWP). It explains how to develop a DCWP curve and analyzes the variances and ratios of a hypothetical project.
Author: John R. Cole Publisher: ISBN: 9781423582724 Category : Languages : en Pages : 135
Book Description
In December 1996, the Cost/Schedule Control Systems Criteria (C/SCSC) was officially replaced by the Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) criteria. The switch to EVMS, coupled with current acquisition reform changes, have left many wondering what the effects of these changes will be. This thesis defines the costs and benefits of the old C/SCSC, and then compares them. Additionally, this thesis discusses the changes accompanying the switch to EVMS and the effect on the costs and benefits. The marginal costs of C/SCSC are defined as the difference between the costs of a C/SCSC compliant system and a contractors normal management control system. The marginal system compliance costs are 334- 481 person days, while the marginal operating costs are 50% of the C/SCSC compliant operating costs. Fourteen benefits of C/SCSC are detailed in this thesis. The most important benefit discovered was the data reliability that comes with a criteria compliant management control system. The main difference between C/SCSC and EVMS is the system certification process. Under C/SCSC, DoD teams would have to certify a contractor's system. Under EVMS, contractors have the ability to self-certify their system (with final government approval). Cost savings may result through self-certification without reductions in the benefits.
Author: Robert S. Zbylut
Author: Robert S. Zbylut
Author: Robert S. Zbylut (MAJ, USAF.)
Author: Donald D. Wright
Author: Quentin W. Fleming
Author: David S. Christensen
Author: William Oris Collins
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Author: Wallace R. Cox
Author: Foad Farid
Author: John R. Cole