[Derrick Bulls comments]

Metrics
Scheduling best practices are summarized into four characteristics of
reliable schedules

comprehensive, well constructed, credible, and controlled (i.e., schedules are

periodically updated and progress is monitored).
Cost estimating best practices are summarized into four characteristics

well documented, comprehensive, accurate, and credible.

Ensure that scheduling best practices are applied to all program schedules and
verifcation of lifecycle cost estimates with independent estimates to better
ensure the reliability of the schedules and estimates.
ifecycle cost estimates must provide an e!haustive and structured accounting of
all resources and associated cost elements re"uired to develop, produce, deploy
and sustain a particular activity based upon mission.
#etermination of mission contributions and benefts such as improved situational
awareness and overall $ort safety enhancement.
Creation of a database to collect data on asset assists, defned as instances where
a technology, such as a camera, or other technology contributed to an
apprehension or seizure, in combination with other relevant performance metrics
or indicators may be used to determine the contribution of surveillance
technologies and inform resource allocation decisions.
#evelopment and assessment of performance parameters, based upon mission
specifc directives and capabilities.
%ntegrated ogistics support plan which defnes the strategy to be employed to
ensure supportability and sustainment of present and future capability.
#escription of the overarching test and evaluation approach to be used in
determining a systems technical performance, operational e&ectiveness,
suitability and inherent limitations.