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Schedule and Cost GrowthR. L. Coleman, J. R. Summerville, M. E. Dameron

35th ADoDCAS

PMI 2002 National Conference

November, 2002



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Outline• Descriptive Statistics• Investigating the Hypothesis• Is There a Curve?• Normalizing for Dollar Size• Correction Factors and Their Use

– Correcting EACs and Risk Models

• Analysis Conclusions• Modeling Schedule Duration in Networks• How Networks Operate

– Some Toy Problems



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Background

• At the MDA* Risk Working Group of 29/30 May 01, Schedule Risk was a major topic

• Action Item:– Investigate Schedule Risk

• Content variation • Cost risk* • PERT• Time and budget constraints

* The subject of this paper

This work was conducted for and funded by the IC CAIG and MDA

This work was conducted for and funded by the IC CAIG and MDA



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The Hypothesis

• Many people believe1 a graph of cost growth vs. schedule growth as illustrated below:

1.0

Schedule Growth Factor

Cost Growth Factor

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1 E. g., Cost Risk Schedule – CEAC, Dr. M. Anvari, First BMDO Cost Symposium, 4 October 2001



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The Data

• We analyzed data from the RAND Cost Growth Database with both the following characteristics:– Programs with E&MD only

• Because growth is different for those with and without PDRR

– Programs with schedule data in the requisite fields

• There were 59 points. The analysis follows.



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Descriptive Statistics for Schedule Growth

• We will look at these descriptive statistics in the following slides– Distribution shape– Scatter plots– Dollar weighting



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Schedule Growth Factor Histogram

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Schedule Growth Distribution

CDF for Schedule Growth

PDF for Schedule Growth

These two graphs look much like CGF graphs, but the PDF is tighter here, and the CDF is

steeper.

These two graphs look much like CGF graphs, but the PDF is tighter here, and the CDF is

steeper.

The distribution is highly skewed

The distribution is highly skewed

Schedule Growth FactorCumulative Distribution Function

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Note this region



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Basic Statistics of Schedule ChangeAnalyzed data only

• Mean 1.29

• Standard Deviation 0.54

• CV 42%

• 75th %-ile 1.46

• 61st %-ile 1.29

• 50th %-ile 1.11

• 25th %-ile 1.00

• Shrinkers 9/59 15.3%

• Steady 12/59 20.3%

• Stretchers 38/59 64.4%

The distribution is highly skewed,as was seen in the histogram

The distribution is highly skewed,as was seen in the histogram

But, many programs have little-to-no growth

But, many programs have little-to-no growth

There is some dispersion and tendency to extremes

There is some dispersion and tendency to extremes

Observations



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Basic Scatterplots – SGF & Sked vs. Dollar Size

We see the usual size effect, analogous to that in CGF graphsBigger programs have less schedule growth

We see the usual size effect, analogous to that in CGF graphsBigger programs have less schedule growth

SGF vs Size

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RAND 93 - Procurement

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The “1/x Pattern”

Contract Data - RDT&E

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CGF and SGF vs. Cost SizeCGF and SGF vs Size

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The pattern is similar, but CGF is generally more extreme:• Higher highs• Lower lows** See later plot

The pattern is similar, but CGF is generally more extreme:• Higher highs• Lower lows** See later plot



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Basic Scatterplots – Dollar Size vs. Length

At Phase 2 start, there is a vague connection between length and sizeAt end, there is no connection

We would not say that longer programs are costlier

At Phase 2 start, there is a vague connection between length and sizeAt end, there is no connection

We would not say that longer programs are costlier

Program Size vs Schedule LengthInitial

y = 24.273x - 90.545R2 = 0.0659

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Program Size vs Schedule LengthFinal

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Basic Scatterplots – Length vs. $ Size

At Phase 2 start, there is a vague connection between size and lengthAt end, there is no connection

We would not say that costlier programs are longer

At Phase 2 start, there is a vague connection between size and lengthAt end, there is no connection

We would not say that costlier programs are longer

Program Schedule Length vs SizeInitial

y = 0.0027x + 55.119R2 = 0.0659

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Basic Scatterplots – Cost Growth

There is no obvious connection between CGF and SGFThere is no obvious connection between CGF and SGF

Phase 2 SGF vs EMD only CGF

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Basic Scatterplots - Length

There is a slight tendency for longer programs to grow less

There is a slight tendency for longer programs to grow less

SGF vs Length

y = 3.4944x-0.2609

R2 = 0.0854

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Weighting by Length- and Dollar-Size

Schedule growth is less than cost growth

Weighting by Length- and Dollar-Size both reinforce size effects

Schedule growth is less than cost growth

Weighting by Length- and Dollar-Size both reinforce size effects

Raw vs Wtd GrowthAs GFs

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RawAvg

L-w tdmean

$-WtdMn

L-WtShrinkFactor

$-WtShrinkFactor

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SGF

Dollar Weighting shows a more severe effect



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CGF & SGF both Sorted

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Phase 2 SGF

CGF & SGF both Sorted

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Phase 2 SGF

Sorted Graphs

This graph is a zoom-in

Sorted CGF shows more growth than Sorted SGF(To the left and right of the x-intercept, Pink y-values are more extreme)

Sorted CGF shows more growth than Sorted SGF(To the left and right of the x-intercept, Pink y-values are more extreme)



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Correlation and Other Joint Effects



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Correlation and Other Joint Effects Between Schedule Growth and Cost Growth

• We will look for correlation– Parametric– Non-parametric– Trends in sorted data

• We will investigate the hypothesis for schedule growth vs. cost growth– We will normalize by dollar size to eliminate

any inadvertent distortion

CGF

SGF



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Correlation - Parametric

There is no linear parametric correlationThere is no linear parametric correlation

Phase 2 SGF vs EMD only CGFAbridged

y = -0.0018x + 1.2284R2 = 5E-06

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Correlation – Non-Parametric

• Test – Cox Stewart Test for Trend test statistic of 18 is

within the critical values of 8.41 and 18.59• The non-parametric test cannot reject no correlation• Used CGF Sort because CGF had less ties, thus less ambiguity

– Previous parametric test cannot reject no correlation

– Moving averages of CGF do not show a rise

• Conclusion: Cannot reject “no correlation”• Visual presentations follow



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Patterns in SGF and CGF

There is no strong rising pattern in either CGF or SGF after sorting on the other

There is no strong rising pattern in either CGF or SGF after sorting on the other

CGF after SGF Sort

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20 per.Mov. Avg.(Phase 2SGF)

The gentle rise here conforms with

the near-critical test statistic



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Investigating the Hypothesis

CGF

SGF



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CGF by SGF Regimes

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CGF by Regime

Programs divided into SGF Regimes show a marked pattern, like the hypothesis suggested

Programs divided into SGF Regimes show a marked pattern, like the hypothesis suggested

Largest CGF

Larger CGFs, but Some small n’s

Smallest CGF



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CGF by SGF Regimes

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CGF by Regime

Programs divided into SGF regimes look somewhat like the hypothesis suggested they would

Programs divided into SGF regimes look somewhat like the hypothesis suggested they would



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There is a Patternbut

Is There a Curve?CGF

SGF



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Is there a curve?

• There is no pattern on either side of the data

Stretch SGF vs CGF

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Is there a Curve?

CGF by SGF Regimes

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There is no reasonable grouping of the

stretchers that will produce a curve.

Any grouping of points has the same average.

CGF

SGF



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Normalizing for Dollar SizeTo Remove Inadvertent Dollar Size Distortion



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Size Normalization• We know there is a size effect in CGF

• We think there is a size effect in SGF

• We must investigate schedule effects free from size effects– First we will look at a scatter plot

– Then we will normalize1 all programs for dollar size, and compare to actuals

• If there is a pattern in any regime, we will worry

• If there is no regime pattern, we can conclude there is no dollar size distortion

• We chose to correct out dollar-size because it is stronger, and because we were worried about a length and SGF correlation causing mischief if we tried to correct it out

1 See backup for norming algorithm



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CGF by SGF Regime and Size

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One outlier left out for zoom in

Is there a Dollar-Size Bias?

Programs in the 3 regimes show no clear size bias, but a clear growth bias

Programs in the 3 regimes show no clear size bias, but a clear growth bias

“Steady” programs

are probably

attenuated vertically (growth

bias)

“Shrink” programs may be attenuated

horizontally (size bias)

“Growth” programs span the full range horizontally and

vertically



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Normed vs Actual CGFs by Regime

Averages for size-normed programs show the same patterns, so there is no size distortion

Averages for size-normed programs show the same patterns, so there is no size distortion

Note: Corrected 20 Apr 02. Minor differences

CGFs vs SGF Regime

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CGFs vs SGF Regime

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Normed vs Actual CGFs by Regime

Both sets of bars look like the hypothesis suggested they wouldBoth sets of bars look like the hypothesis suggested they would



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Hypothesis – The Answer• The Hypothesis was about right

– The below is all we can say for sure– Some liberties have been taken with

the graph

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Cost Growth Factor

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1.121.24

NB 1: Nominal has growth

CGF

SGF

NB 2: The curve is not validated, just the 3 regimes



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Correction Factors and Their Use



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CGFs vs SGF Regime as Percent of Average

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Correction Factors and Their Use

• We must correct for schedule growth, if we can predict it. The form of the correction is unclear:

These factors describe what happens if schedules change.

We might use these factors to adjust an EAC if a schedule changed.

We might use these factors to correct a risk model’s nominal growth

factors



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Conclusions• Schedule growth is less extreme than cost growth

– But patterns are the same

• There is a cost-size and length effect, just as for cost growth– Dollar-larger programs lengthen less – Longer programs lengthen less

• Neither cost nor length predict the other

• There is a difference in cost growth by schedule-growth regimeRelative to

Relative to

Regime CGF No ChangeAverage

– Programs that shorten 1.42 1.25 1.14– Programs that stay the same 1.13 1.00 0.91– Programs that lengthen 1.24 1.09 1.00

• We now have tools to correct EACs and risk analysesThe hypothesis was essentially true

But there is no curve in evidence

The hypothesis was essentially trueBut there is no curve in evidence



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Modeling Schedule Duration of Networks



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Schedule Growth Distributions• For schedule network models, a distribution is useful to model

durations

• We will provide a distribution for program-level network schedule growth– Useable for confidence intervals and predictions for single programs

– Useable for systems of systems, to simulate component systems as single entities

• This section will provide a detailed analysis for fitting the schedule growth data to a distribution– Lognormal and Extreme Value distributions show the most promise

– Extreme Value is the most theoretically compelling• Extreme value distributions are used to model the largest of a set of random variables,

and networks complete when the last event is finished



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Schedule Growth Factor CDFsPhase 2 DE only (n=59)

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Lognormal

Empirical CDF

Best Fits vs. Empirical Data

• Extreme Value Distribution is what we expect theoretically• Extreme Value more peaked, appears to represent data better than Lognormal • But we will see the number of 1.0’s in the data base (schedules finishing “on

time”) creates problems in the fit statistics

Note disproportionate amount of 1.0’s

Schedule Growth Factor PDFs w/HistogramPhase 2 DE only (n=59)

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Extreme Value

Lognormal

Histogram

Note disproportionate number of 1.0’s



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Why are Values of 1 more Common?And who cares?

• There is intense pressure to complete on time, and late finishes are easily discerned

• The consequence of an early finish is to “ship” a flawed system– Flaws can be fixed after testing

• There is a temptation to drag out work if you are done early

• Perhaps the implication is that the customer should put less emphasis on finish time and more on test results?

• In any event, it is altogether likely that there would be cosmetic 1.0 SGFs, and the data would seem to reflect that

• We will find a way to deal with this in the analysis, and recommend a modeling approach



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Extreme Value Distribution Fit• The CDF of the data is oddly shaped due to a large number of 1.0’s and

fails a Kolmogorov-Smirnov test for the Extreme Value Distribution

• We believe the disproportionate amount of 1.0’s is politically motivated and not a natural occurrence– This causes a “gap” between the empirical and fitted distributions

• We will next examine a hypothetical distribution with the 1.0’s redistributed along the “gap” area (using the Ext Val fit)

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K-S stat = 0.161

95% Critical Value (n=59)

= 0.1131

1. Lilliefors methodology applied to Extreme Value distribution to generate critical value with Monte Carlo simulation

Empirical Schedule

Growth CDF vs Fitted

Extreme Value

Note “gap” caused by

1.0’s

“gap”



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The Hypothetical “Natural” CDF Original and Revised Empiricals

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= 0.113

1.0’s redistributed along the “gap” area (in red) better

represents what we believe to be the “natural” distribution

The revised empirical produces an Extreme Value fit with K-S stat below

the critical value. This suggests Extreme Value is a good representation of the

natural SGF distribution

Revised Empirical and Extreme Value Fit

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What the test showsAnd what it doesn’t show

• The redistributed data pass a K-S test

• But, the test cannot take the redistribution of data into account– This is analogous to loss of degrees of freedom,

but the literature provides no remedy

• We fully realize that this is not a “valid statistical test”– But it strongly suggests that the underlying

distribution is the Extreme Value distribution



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Hybrid Distribution Alternative• The hypothetical natural (re-distributed) distribution is reasonable for use

– But, if you wish to capture the effects of too many programs appearing to finish “on schedule” then a hybrid distribution should be examined

• To do this we must consider the probability of 1.0 vs. the rest of the outcomes as discrete cases– P(1.0) = 12/59 = 20.3%

– P(Extreme Value) = 79.7%

• The Extreme Value parameters would then be estimated from the data with the 1.0’s removed

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20.3% (i.e. 12/59) probability of 1.0Hybrid Schedule

Growth PDF with Histogram

(original SGF data)

79.7% probability of Extreme Value Distribution

(fitted w/o 1.0’s)



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Hybrid Distribution Alternative

Extreme Value fit to data without 1.0s:K-S stat is less than the critical value. The Extreme Value is a good representation of

this data.

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= 0.1261

Extreme Value: = 1.16 = 0.32

1. Lilliefors methodology applied to Extreme Value distribution to generate critical value with Monte Carlo simulation

Simulated Hybrid Schedule Growth CDF

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Hybrid Model

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Overlay Chart

Results of simulation combining this distribution with a discrete 20.3% probability of a 1.0



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Distribution Conclusions

• We have shown that the Extreme Value distribution is well supported as the natural distribution

• We have shown that the pieces of the hybrid distribution fit the data– And, the hybrid reproduces the actuals well

• We recommend using the hybrid– But if “political” or “cosmetic” effects are absent,

we recommend using the hypothetical natural distribution



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How Networks OperateSome “Toy Problems”



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Independent Tasks• Tasks 1 and 2 begin at the same

time and are independent

• Both tasks must be complete before the system is ready

• Duration is modeled as a uniform distribution ranging from Estimated – Note that it is symmetric!

• What is the Expected Duration?

EndStart

Task 1Duration 9

Task 2Duration 10



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Task 1 Task 2 Max Dur7.02 11.91 11.917.08 11.62 11.628.22 11.27 11.27

10.00 10.91 10.919.94 8.77 9.949.03 10.94 10.949.54 8.39 9.54

10.05 10.09 10.0910.33 11.22 11.2210.59 11.64 11.64

Average 9.18 10.68 10.91Criticality 20% 80%

Independent Tasks

The average system duration is 10.91 months … longer than the estimated duration of either component task

The “shorter” Task 1 is the critical path 20% of

the time!

EndStart

Task 2Duration 10

Task 1Duration 9

Each task is uniformly distributed from –20% to +20%

of the expected duration



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Comparisons with Constant Critical Path

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Network Comparisons

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(4-5)//(5-5)crosslink

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Average DurationMean 80th%-ile

Comparisons with Constant CP

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Serial is good

Cross links are bad

Durations were modeled as uniform distributions ranging from 20% of the estimate. 5000 iterations were run.

Serial is good

These all have CP = 10 … but their probabilistic durations are all different



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Network Growth Effect vs Number of Parallel Tasks

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Network Schedule Growth As a Function of Network Complexity … Parallel-Task Toy Problem

• This is another toy problem, to see what happens to a network as identical parallel tasks are added

Increasing the

number of tasks

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schedule stretch



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Network Growth Effect vs Coefficient of Variation (no mean shift)

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Mean Stretch (Triangular)Mean Stretch (Normal)80th %-ile Stretch (Triangular)80th %-ile stretch (Normal)

Network Schedule Growth As a Function of Task Variance … Changing-CV Toy Problem

• This is a real network, with changing variance, to see what happens as variance grows

Increasing the

variance of tasks

increases the

schedule stretch



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“Toy Problem” Conclusions• The duration of a network will be longer than any of the

component legs• Parallel tasks lengthen the average duration

– Independent tasks that must finish at the same time should make you worry about schedule

– The more parallel tasks, the more you stretch

• Serial tasks decrease the average duration– Serial tasks should make you feel a bit better about schedule– However, breaking a single task into smaller pieces will not improve your

schedule

• Interdependencies (cross links) increase the average duration– Tasks that depend on two or more other tasks should make you worry about

schedule

• Greater variability of the tasks will make the schedule duration grow



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Backup



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Size Adjustments



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Prediction Equation - RAND RDT&E

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Note that data is sparse on the right (large programs)

SSE = 72.56

RDT&E Predicted CGF = 1.8 * (MSII Baseline FY96$M)-0.3 + 1.1RDT&E Predicted CGF = 1.8 * (MSII Baseline FY96$M)-0.3 + 1.1



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Prediction Equation - RAND RDT&ERDT&E DE only

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RDT&E Predicted CGF = 1.8 * (MSII Baseline FY96$M)-0.3 + 1.1RDT&E Predicted CGF = 1.8 * (MSII Baseline FY96$M)-0.3 + 1.1



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Dispersion – Bounds

This graph shows the actual data, the CGF prediction line, and the Bounds. The next slide will zoom-in.

This graph shows the actual data, the CGF prediction line, and the Bounds. The next slide will zoom-in.

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Dispersion – Bounds

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Note that the Upper and

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symmetric. Also, dispersion

is higher for smaller projects … an effect that is captured by the bounds.



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Basic Statistics of Schedule ChangeAll available schedule data compared to analyzed data

Statistic Analyzed All Observations• Mean 1.29 1.25• Standard Deviation 0.54 0.51• CV 42% 41%• n 59 98

• 75th %-ile 1.46 1.365• %-ile of the mean 61% 63%• 50th %-ile 1.11 1.03• 25th %-ile 1.00 1.00

• Shrinkers 15.3% 20.4%• Steady 20.3% 22.4%• Stretchers 64.4% 57.1%

The larger data set is somewhat

less skewed

The larger data set is somewhat

less skewed

The larger data set has slightly less dispersion

The larger data set has slightly less dispersion

The two data sets are quite similar,

but, use the smaller

one as your basis

The two data sets are quite similar,

but, use the smaller

one as your basis

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