Program Executive Officer Aviation, Major Milestone Reviews: Lessons Learned Report
• SEI Report
Publisher
Software Engineering Institute
CMU/SEI Report Number
CMU/SEI-2010-TR-006DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.1184/R1/6582557.v1Topic or Tag
Abstract
This report documents ideas and recommendations for improving the overall acquisition process and presents the actions taken by project managers in several programs to develop, staff, and obtain approval for their systems. This report contains information on the decision briefings and lessons learned, and describes issues encountered and the recommendations regarding the actual processes that were followed. Finally, this report includes checklists of required actions that will assist new and existing Program Management Offices (PMOs) as they prepare for milestone reviews.
Cite This SEI Report
Reed, S., & Ambrose, K. (2010, September 1). Program Executive Officer Aviation, Major Milestone Reviews: Lessons Learned Report. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-2010-TR-006). Retrieved February 10, 2026, from https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6582557.v1.
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Reed, Scott, and Kate Ambrose. "Program Executive Officer Aviation, Major Milestone Reviews: Lessons Learned Report." (CMU/SEI-2010-TR-006). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, September 1, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6582557.v1.
S. Reed, and K. Ambrose, "Program Executive Officer Aviation, Major Milestone Reviews: Lessons Learned Report," Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-2010-TR-006, 1-Sep-2010 [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6582557.v1. [Accessed: 10-Feb-2026].
Reed, Scott, and Kate Ambrose. "Program Executive Officer Aviation, Major Milestone Reviews: Lessons Learned Report." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-2010-TR-006). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Sep. 2010. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6582557.v1. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
Reed, Scott; & Ambrose, Kate. Program Executive Officer Aviation, Major Milestone Reviews: Lessons Learned Report. CMU/SEI-2010-TR-006. Software Engineering Institute. 2010. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6582557.v1