Date of Award
3-23-2018
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Engineering Management
Department
Department of Systems Engineering and Management
First Advisor
Diedrich Prigge V, PhD.
Abstract
The $1.3B Air Force Military Construction (MILCON) program has shown a trend of 6% cost growth and 12% schedule growth in the construction phases of its projects. Air Force leadership has attributed this to a shortfall in the standardized processes for requirements definition and scope development. The Project Definition Rating Index (PDRI) has been in use on Air Force MILCON projects for almost a decade, but the development and approval process for these projects does not lend itself to direct PDRI implementation. 96 PDRI MILCON projects executed from 2009 to 2016 were analyzed for trends in project development implementation strategies using Analysis of Variance and Regression. It is suggested that the Air Force provides clear, mandated guidance for earlier project development and improve data collection, storage, and analysis methods to aid additional research efforts.
AFIT Designator
AFIT-ENV-MS-18-M-183
DTIC Accession Number
AD1056448
Recommended Citation
Breuker, Jared R., "Phase Gate Implementation of Project Definition Rating Index (PDRI 9f AF MILCON Project Development: A Comprehensive Analysis" (2018). Theses and Dissertations. 1878.
https://scholar.afit.edu/etd/1878