When is the use of commercial item components the wrong approach?
When commercial items (CIs) are too expensive or lack in performance or functionality, or are not standards-based. Otherwise, in order to determine if the use of standards-based CIs is the wrong or right approach, the Program Manager must weigh the potential benefits against the risks: BENEFITS: • Reduced development time. • Faster technology insertion (also mitigates obsolescence). • Lower costs (multiple sources of supply). RISKS: • In general, risks stem from loss of control over the implementation, which results from the producer-to-consumer shift.
