Learning from Experience Vol. II : Lessons from the U. S. Navy's Ohio, Seawolf, and Virginia Submarine Programs

by Schank, John F.; Ip, Cesse; Lacroix, Frank W.; Murphy, Robert E.; Arena, Mark V.

• ISBN13: 9780833058966
• ISBN10: 0833058967
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-01-31
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

The U.S. Navy asked the RAND Corporation to develop a set of lessons learned from previous submarine programs that could help inform future program managers. This volume presents lessons from three U.S.submarine programs. The RAND team looked at how the programs were managed, the issues that affected management decisions, and the outcomes of those decisions. An overarching lesson from the three programs is the importance of program stability.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. iii
Figures	p. ix
Tables	p. xi
Summary	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xxvii
Abbreviations	p. xxix
Introduction	p. 1
Organization of This Document	p. 3
U.S. Nuclear Submarines Up to Ohio	p. 5
Historical Lessons in Submarine Acquisition	p. 8
Ohio Case Study	p. 11
Background	p. 11
Setting the Requirements	p. 15
Acquisition Strategy	p. 18
Designing and Building the Ohio-Class Submarines	p. 21
New Facilities	p. 23
Workforce Issues	p. 25
Quality Control Issues	p. 26
Government-Furnished Equipment	p. 27
Design Changes	p. 29
Areas of Schedule Delays and Cost Growth	p. 30
Schedule Delays	p. 30
Cost Growth	p. 32
Life-Cycle Issues	p. 34
Conversions to SSGN	p. 35
Lessons from the Ohio Program	p. 36
Seawolf Case Study	p. 43
Background	p. 43
Setting the Requirements	p. 44
Acquisition Strategy	p. 46
Designing and Building the Seawolf-Class Submarines	p. 48
Facility and Workforce Issues	p. 51
Quality Control Issues	p. 51
Government- and Contractor-Furnished Equipment	p. 52
Design Changes	p. 52
Areas of Schedule Delays and Cost Growth	p. 53
Life-Cycle Issues	p. 56
Lessons from the Seawolf Program	p. 56
Moving to the First Post-Cold War Submarine Program	p. 58
Virginia Case Study	p. 61
Background	p. 61
Setting the Requirements	p. 63
Acquisition Strategy	p. 68
Designing and Building the Virginia-Class Submarines	p. 70
Software Tools	p. 78
Modular Build	p. 80
Metrics and Oversight	p. 82
Areas of Cost Growth and Schedule Delays	p. 86
Life-Cycle Issues	p. 89
Lessons from the Virginia Program	p. 90
Lessons Identified	p. 93
Top-Level Strategic Lessons	p. 96
Supporting and Managing the Program	p. 98
Setting Operational Requirements	p. 100
Establishing a Contracting Environment	p. 102
Designing and Building the Submarines	p. 106
Planning for Integrated Logistics Support	p. 108
Appendix: Significant Events in the Three Programs	p. 111
Bibliography	p. 117
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