The Impact of Funding Profiles on Budget Success

One of the most valuable assets afforded a program manager is a dependable flow of funding at a rate that allows the team to address the various R&D, engineering, procurement, and production tasks necessary to deliver the product of interest. This flow of funding with respect to time is known as the funding profile. This study compares the timewise funding profiles of a variety of DoD acquisition programs to evidence of their success in delivering the product at its designated budget. Additionally, a method is proposed for establishing a program's funding profile in terms of the program's known risks.