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A methodology for assessing the military benefits of science and technology investments / by Albert Sciarretta, Richard Chait, Joseph Mait, and Jordan Willcox.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Sciarretta, Albert, author.
- Chait, Richard, 1937- author.
- Mait, Joseph N., 1958- author.
- Willcox, Jordan, author.
- Series:
- Defense & technology papers ; no. 55.
- Defense & technology papers ; no. 55
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science and state--Evaluation.
- Science and state.
- Military research--United States.
- Military research.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Online resources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (iv, 55 pages) : color illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University, 2008.
- Summary:
- Proposes a method to evaluate the impact of science and technology on the Army, and measures designed to provide an estimated return on investment.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Difficulty with assessing a return-on-investment effect in the military
- Cost-benefit analysis
- Composite index
- Probability of achieving the anticipated benefit
- Project portfolio management tools
- Demonstrating the methodology
- Summary and concluding remarks.
- Notes:
- Series title from web site.
- "September 2008."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Online resource, PDF version; title from title screen (viewed May 18, 2009).
- OCLC:
- 325131878
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