Development of Measures of Success for Corporate Level Air Force Acquisition Initiatives

<p>The goal of this research is to suggest a framework for developing measures of success for corporate level Air Force acquisition initiatives. Because this research is exploratory it focuses on only one initiative: the 2002 Lighting Bolt initiative Focus on results not process. A qualitative method approach was used to suggest a four part framework. Through the review of literature common steps for creating metrics were established and recurrent characteristics of good metrics were identified. Then interviews were conducted with acquisition practitioners who have experience with the initiative. Finally those three parts were applied to the initiative as a case study and metrics suggested as a result. This study gives Air Force leaders clear implementable metrics that can be used as measures of success for the initiative and provides recommendations to improve this initiative's performance and that of future corporate Air Force acquisition initiatives.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>