A good part of the federal budget is allocated to major systems and projects. In general, this money is not spent efficiently. The authors analyze several successful programs that are cost-efficient and reveal what makes them work well. They also review top studies, and offer recommendations for more accurately estimating costs, meeting production schedules, and reducing cost overruns. In addition, they provide thoughtful discussion of why effective action has not been taken toward making long-overdue improvements.
Read More
A good part of the federal budget is allocated to major systems and projects. In general, this money is not spent efficiently. The authors analyze several successful programs that are cost-efficient and reveal what makes them work well. They also review top studies, and offer recommendations for more accurately estimating costs, meeting production schedules, and reducing cost overruns. In addition, they provide thoughtful discussion of why effective action has not been taken toward making long-overdue improvements.
Read Less
Add this copy of Managing Millions: an Inside Look at High-Tech to cart. $37.50, good condition, Sold by Ground Zero Books, Ltd. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Silver Spring, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by John Wiley & Sons.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very good in very good dust jacket. Publisher's press release laid in. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Corners of several pages bent in slightly. xii, 265 p. Bibliography. Index. This work addresses a topic that affects every American's life and pocketbook. The author's expose excessive government speinding from an engineer's viewpoint. Rod Stewart was a project manager for some of NASA's largest projects during the program and served in 1971 as vice chairman of the Major Systems Acquisitions Study Group for the Commission on Government Procurement.
