Unrealis)c  Performance  Expecta/ons,  missing  Measures  of  Effec/veness  (MoE),  and  Measures  of  Performance  (MoP)  

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.  

Unan/cipated  Cost  and  Schedule  Growth  

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t  “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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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  

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