Acquisition Archetypes: Robbing Peter to Pay Paul
• White Paper
This April 2009 whitepaper is one in a short series of acquisition failures. This paper focuses on the problems of underspending, which can result in funds being shifted from one program to another.
Publisher
Software Engineering Institute
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Abstract
From the Acquisition Support Program, one in a series of short papers on acquisition patterns of failure.
Acquisition Archetype: Robbing Peter to Pay Paul
In today's acquisition environment, where progress is sometimes measured by dollars spent, underspending is not a virtue. In fact, it can lead to having funds shifted to another program.
Part of a Collection
Patterns of Failure: Acquisition Archetypes