项目经理从三个不同的角度考虑了有效性量化的问题。第一个观点，与系统效能分析员一起，是量化所有的东西，并把所有的事物都量化为一个优点。其结果是一个数值决策辅助工具，通常具有一些不需要的属性，例如过于简化、对关键参数不敏感、隐藏计算以及模型的执行困难。这种技术的特点是数学模型、计算机程序和尝试优化。与控制器结合的第二个观点是考虑指定的有效性并集中于降低成本，这有可能在成本或经济考虑方面制定所有的技术问题。 这种技术的特点是严格控制工作包。第三种观点，与项目规划和控制人员一起，是对系统有效性分析师的“数字游戏”的不信任，并强调采取所有在过去产生成本效益产品的管理行动。其结果可能是一个运行良好的项目，但可能会产生一个对任务成功不太满意的产品设计。这种技术的特点是强调理解和接受的政策、程序、过程、组织目标和功能计划。本公告是试图融合这三种观点的结果。这是通过工程工作的相互配合来实现的，以确保其对系统设计、技术方案和决策标准的全面影响，这些技术方案和决策标准确保管理决策产生的产品具有较高的任务完成概率、风险最小的方案，以及在可接受的资源消耗价值范围内的产品和方案成本。

Program Managers have considered the subject of effectiveness quantification from three diverse points of view. The first viewpoint, in conjunction with the system effectiveness analyst, is to quantify everything and to consider everything quantifiable into a figure of merit. The result is a numerical decision aid that usually has some undesirable attributes such as oversimplification, non-sensitivity to critical parameters, hidden calculations, and difficulty in exercise of the model. This technique is characterized by mathematical models, computer programs, and attempted optimizations. The second viewpoint, in conjunction with the controller, is to consider the effectiveness as specified and concentrate on cost reduction, This has a danger of formulating all technical problems in terms of cost or economic considerations. This technique is characterized by closely controlled work packages. The third viewpoint, in conjunction with program planning and control personnel, is a distrust of the "numbers game" of the system effectiveness analyst and places a stress on taking all of the management actions that have, in the past, yielded a cost effective product. The result may be a well-run project but could yield a product design that is less than satisfactory for mission success. This technique is characterized by an emphasis on understood and accepted policies, procedures, processes, organizational objectives, and functional plans.This bulletin is the result of attempting to meld the three points of view. This is accomplished through the intermeshing of engineering efforts to ensure their full impact on the system design and the technical program and decision criteria that assure management decisions resulting in a product with high probability of mission accomplishment, a program with minimum risk, and product and program costs within acceptable values of resources expended.