OF AUTOMATING THE USE OF THE UNDERLYING LEARNING CURVE (ULC)APPROACH FOR USE BY CONTACT ADMINISTATION ORGANIZATIONS.

OF AUTOMATING THE USE OF THE UNDERLYING LEARNING CURVE (ULC)APPROACH FOR USE BY CONTACT ADMINISTATION ORGANIZATIONS. THEUNDERLYING LEARNING CURVE (ULC) TECHNIQUE COMBINES BOTH ENGINEERING AND PARAMETRIC ESTIMATING APPROACHES TO PROVIDE A "SHOULD COST" ESTIMATE OF DIRECT LABOR. ULC ALLOWS THE DISCIPLINED INTEGRATION OF THE DATA FOUND IN THE CONTRACTOR'S WORK MEASUREMENT AND COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS LEADING TO THE TIME ASSOCIATED WITH PARKINSON'S LAW. PROJECT INCLUDES REVIEW OF LATEST LEARNING CURVE LITERATURE, UNDERLYING LEARNLEARNING CURVE THEORIES, DEVELOPMENT OF AUTOMATED DATA SY SYSTEMS DOCUMENTATION, AND PILOT COMPUTER SOFTWARE, TEST EVALUATION OF THE ULC APPROACH. FINAL REPORT INCLUDES DOCUMENTATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOI 7935.1-S, AUTOMATED DATA SYSTEMS DOCUMENTATION STANDARDS.