The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Affordability Management

October 12, 2008 · Filed Under General, Thoughts  - 0 Comment(s)

  1. Be Proactive: Identify Cost Targets, Find Ways Of Meeting Conflicting Goals. Begin With the End In Mind: Understand What the Key Cost and Requirements Issues Are
  2. Put First Things First: Planning, Up Front Estimation
  3. Think Win/ Win: Negotiate So Costing/Pricing/Performance Yield Fair Return.  Fixed Price Low Bid Is Lose/Lose.  Optimize Alternatives For Cost Vs. Requirements & Performance.
  4. Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood
  5. Synergize: Combine Government Knowledge/Resources With COTS Models Such as SEER and ICE
  6. Sharpen the Saw: Spend Some Resources To Improve Processes & Tools.. Get Training in Models

Adapted from Covey


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