Manufacturing & Service Operations Management Study Key Takeaways: The study looked at archival data on 240 U.S. federal government technology programs across 24 federal agencies. Researchers found that the practice of moving baseline targets is a key driver in continually increasing budgets for federal government technology programs. The componentization of a program into smaller work units and increasing the level of competency in program management can dampen this increase, resulting in significant cost savings.
CATONSVILLE, MD, May 11, 2021 - With the U.S. federal government investing billions of taxpayer dollars in executing technology programs, wouldn t you like to know where this money is going? A new study has identified ways to reduce federal spending in the execution of these taxpayer-funded technology programs.