Systems Engineering for Defense Cost Optimization

About this course

Reduce costs while maintaining quality in systems engineering for defense.

• 7 lessons
• 45 min
• intermediate

What you'll learn

• Define cost optimization in the context of defense systems engineering and distinguish it from simple cost cutting
• Explain how quality attributes such as reliability, maintainability, and survivability interact with lifecycle cost
• Identify the consequences of unbalanced cost reduction on program outcomes
• Identify the major cost drivers at each phase of the defense acquisition lifecycle
• Explain the concept of cost commitment curves and the impact of early design decisions
• Apply a simple cost driver mapping technique to a defense system of interest

Finishing the course

• 28 knowledge-check questions along the way, so you know the ideas stuck before you move on.
• Watching is free and needs no account. Sign in to save your progress. Pass each lesson's quiz (60%+) to earn the certificate. Each certificate has its own public verification link to share, marked quiz-verified.

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