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A RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR A TASK‐ORDER CONTRACT
Author(s) -
Ramchandani C.,
Ligon W.,
Rabenstine D.,
Bhatia K.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.1994.tb01675.x
Subject(s) - task (project management) , order (exchange) , risk management , process (computing) , corporation , computer science , risk analysis (engineering) , contract management , task force , process management , space (punctuation) , engineering management , business , finance , engineering , systems engineering , marketing , political science , public administration , operating system
This paper describes a risk management program that Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) developed for a NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) task‐order contract. The program uses a closed‐loop risk management process, supported by a spreadsheet‐based tool to standardize the information that task managers must enter and to facilitate risk impact calculations. The paper addresses the challenges of developing and deploying a risk management program for a diverse task‐order contract. The paper also describes process improvement actions taken to maximize program acceptance among CSC task managers.