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    The document summarizes a dissertation that studied why mission failures occur in the aerospace and defense industry. The study used a mixed-methods approach including a survey of industry members and government customers. Key findings included: 1) Deficient human performance was identified as the primary cause of ongoing mission failures based on responses to an open-ended question. 2) Significant differences existed between industry and government in their definitions of mission assurance and perceptions of the top goals, metrics, and frequency of failures. 3) While both agreed improvements were needed, neither identified specific plans to address the ongoing issues related to mission assurance and human factors that contribute to failures.

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    The document summarizes a dissertation that studied why mission failures occur in the aerospace and defense industry. The study used a mixed-methods approach including a survey of industry members and government customers. Key findings included: 1) Deficient human performance was identified as the primary cause of ongoing mission failures based on responses to an open-ended question. 2) Significant differences existed between industry and government in their definitions of mission assurance and perceptions of the top goals, metrics, and frequency of failures. 3) While both agreed improvements were needed, neither identified specific plans to address the ongoing issues related to mission assurance and human factors that contribute to failures.

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    The document summarizes a dissertation that studied why mission failures occur in the aerospace and defense industry. The study used a mixed-methods approach including a survey of industry members and government customers. Key findings included: 1) Deficient human performance was identified as the primary cause of ongoing mission failures based on responses to an open-ended question. 2) Significant differences existed between industry and government in their definitions of mission assurance and perceptions of the top goals, metrics, and frequency of failures. 3) While both agreed improvements were needed, neither identified specific plans to address the ongoing issues related to mission assurance and human factors that contribute to failures.

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    Why Mission Failures Occur in the Aerospace and Defense Industry: A Mixed Method
    Approach

    Reference:Alston, Gregory A.Northcentral University. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 2012.


    3504767.

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    ABSTRACT

    The problem addressed in this mixed methods study centered on the reasons mission failures occur
    in the aerospace and defense industry. America's aerospace and defense industry is expensive
    (NASA's space shuttles cost $1.7 billion: the DOD FY2011 budget reached $112.9 billion). The
    industry has embraced mission assurance to ensure that products work properly, yet mission failures
    have continued for decades. The lack of scholarly articles on the topic of mission assurance led to a
    pilot study using a survey instrument that gathered primary data from industry members, and
    results were compared between industry companies and government customers. Results from the
    single qualitative question showed that deficient human performance was the primary cause of
    ongoing mission failures. Quantitative data comparing government and industry based on
    independent parametric two-sample t-tests showed a significant difference in mission assurance
    definitions (p < 0.001). While mission failures were common, they differed significantly (p = 0.0026)
    between industry companies and government customers. The top three goals were significantly
    different, with p-values of 0.0311, 0.002, and 0.004, respectively. The top three mission assurance
    metrics also differed, with p-values of < 0.001, 0.001, and 0.040, respectively. No significant
    differences were observed in the lack of future planning (p = 0.815), desire for a better approach (p
    = 0.484), the top upstream risk as supplier quality (p = 0.547), and end-user training (p = 0.626).
    The lack of mission assurance clarity, continued failures, known human causes, agreement to
    improve, yet no plans for improvement characterized the current state of mission assurance. The
    industry could benefit from further research into human and organizational performance
    measurements.

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