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Unit VIII Case Study
Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)
XXXXXXXXX Name:
Course Title:
XXXX Submitted:
XX you XXXXX this was a XXXXXXXXX audit, a XXXXXXX audit, or a XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX? Why?
XXXXXXXXX audit is XXXXXXXXX with XXXXXXXXX a XXXXXXXXXX assurance XXXX XXXXXXXXX statements XXX XXXX from material misstatements. Management audit XX done to XXXXXXXX adherence XXXX policies XXX procedures. XX contrast, XXXXXXX audit XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX of XXXXXXX and determines the extent XX which the XXXXXXX’s XXXXXXXXXX and processes are in compliance with XXX overall XXXX, XXXX XXX XXXXXXX criteria developed for XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX(PMBOK, XXXX).
Therefore, XXX audit in THAAD XXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX audit XXXXXXX it focused XX XXX program’s XXXXXXXX. XXX auditors XXXXXXXX quality XXXXXXXXX standards, ground testing schedules and XXXXXXXXX design methodology to XXXX out XXX reasons of XXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX cost overruns.
XXX XXX purpose XX XXX audit to XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX, XX/XX-go control, or XXXX project control? XXXXXXX?
XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXX XX a XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX loop XXXX XXXXXXX on identifying and monitoring XXX deviations in process’s output. XXX XX/no-go control XX XXXXXXX in response XX a specific risk XXXXXXXXX and to XXXXXXXXX whether or XXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX is XXX. XX THAAD case XXXXX, the XXXXXXX was XXXXXXX only XXXXX XXX happening of certain XXXXXXXXXXX i.e., XXXXX a significant XXXXXXXX / performance deviation is XXXXXXXXXXX(Mantel, XXXX).
XXXXX, it was not a cybernetic or XX / no-XX control. XXXXXXX, XXX major purpose of XXXXX XXX to XXXXX XXXX project control because it XXX applied XXXXX the XXXXXXX of six (06) test XXXXXXX. XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXX supported XX XXX fact that lessons learned review XXX XXXXXXXXX which is the XXX feature XX post XXXXXXX control. However, the go/no-XX XXXXXXXX (XX XXXX XXXXX) was also XXXXXXXX at the XXXX time.
Given the comments in XXX XXXX, XX you surmise that the XXXXXX XXX the audit XXX to improve XXXXXX projects or XX ascertain XXX XXXXXXX XXX not meeting the XXXXXXX’s goals, XXX if XXX latter, its direct goals or XXXXXXXXX goals?
XXX audit was primarily meant to XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX XXX XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX goals and XXXXXXXXXXX the XXXXXXX XXX failure. Major XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXX include XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX testing of flights, insufficient XXXXXXX assurance XXXXXXXXX, use of sub-XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX and ineffective risk response plan.
XXX case study XXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX point out XXX ancillary goals related XX XXXXX project. XXX XXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX for XXX XXXXXXX XXX project’s XXXXXX goals. XXX instance, using old hardware, XXXXXXXXXXX of current design XXXXXXXX XX support XXXXXXXXXXX deployment, failure to XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX level XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX assurance testing XXXXXXXXXX for interceptors
Do you think XXX XXX XXX the best choice for an audit team? Would it have the XXXXX of XXX project personnel?
Since THAAD was military XXXXXXX and concerned XXXX national security, XXX XXX certainly the right choice XXXXXXX it ensure confidentiality. XXXXXXXX, XXX is an independent body XXXXX XX the XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX an auditor. Independence ensures audit XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX. XXX agency provided useful XXXXXXXX into the XXXXXXXXXX problems that XXXXXX delays XXX cost overruns. Although issues related to XXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXX may arise but the XXXX would XXXX XXX XXXXX XX project personnel XX virtue XX its integrity. The personnel are XXXXX XX disclose relevant details to XXXXXXX which allows him XX obtain XXXXXXXXXX and appropriate XXXXX evidence and conclude XXXX project management criteria XX XXXXXXXX with(XXXXXX, 1995).
Given the minimal XXXXXXXX XX a project audit XXXXXXX in XXXXXXX 12.X, which XXXXXXX(s) would XXXX been XXXXXXX to the audit XXXX? XXX? Which XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXX contained XXX “underlying XXXXXXXX” reported in the XXXX?
As per the section XX.X following XXXXXXXX are XXXXXXX to XXX audit team;
Assessment XX XXXcurrent XXXXXX XX project XXXXXXX XXXXX team to match actual progress with XXX planned / XXXXXXXX XXXXX XX completion.Risk XXXXXXXXXX identifies potential XXXX XXXX and quality XXXXXXXXXXX that represent possibility for XXXXXXXX XXXX the project’s baseline and XXXXX revision of risk response XXXX.XXXXXX XX XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXX XX deployment XX prototypes XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX the ability of organization’s XXXXXXX management XXXXXXXXXX. XXXX XXXXXXX an auditor to XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX of XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXX suggest XXXXXXXXXXXX(PMBOK, XXXX).
TheGAO study – XXXX contains the XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX reported in XXX case XXXXX. This section XXXXXXXXXX different XXXXXXXX that XXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX to XXXX.
References
Mantel, S., & XXXXXXXX, X. (XXXX). Project XXXXXXXXXX: A XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX. XXXXXXX: XXXX Wiley &XXX; Sons, Inc.XXX XXXXXXX Management XXXX XX XXXXXXXXX (PMBOK), PMI XXXXXXXXX, 1996 XXXXXXXRuskin &XXX; XXXXX (XXXX), "XXX Project XXXXXXXXXX Audit: Its XXXX XXX XXXXXXX." XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX.