1. 4
Root
Causes
of
ACAT1
Program
Performance
Shoralls
Unrealis)c
Cost
and
Schedule
es/mates
based
on
inadequate
risk
adjusted
growth
models.
Inadequate
assessment
of
risk
and
unmi/gated
exposure
to
these
risks
without
proper
handling
plans.
Unan)cipated
technical
issues
without
alterna/ve
plans
and
solu/ons
to
maintain
effec/veness.
The
Lens
of
the
Performance
Assessment
Unrealis)c
Performance
Expecta/ons,
missing
Measures
of
Effec/veness
(MoE),
and
Measures
of
Performance
(MoP)
IPMR
is
our
lens
to
reveal
early
unan/cipated
growth
in
Cost
and
Schedule
through
early
assessment
of
physical
percent
complete,
.e.g.
Technical
Performance
Measures
Unan/cipated
Cost
and
Schedule
Growth
“Borrowed”
with
permission
from
Gary
Bliss,
Director,
Performance
Assessments
and
Root
Cause
Analyses
(PARCA),
Office
of
Assistant
Secretary
of
Defense
for
Acquisi/on.
Originally
Observa/ons
from
AT&L/PARCA's
Root
Cause
Analyses
February
16th,
2011
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