Elliott Branch: Make Value Analysis & Modular IP Systems a Reality
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Host Tim Templeton talks with Elliott Branch, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Acquisition and Procurement. Subjects on deck: how we can rethink contracting competition to integrate efficient tradeoffs, how value analysis can become integral to the acquisition process, and how both agencies and industry can modularize IP systems for the good of all.
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Chapters
1. Elliott Branch: Make Value Analysis & Modular IP Systems a Reality (00:00:00)
2. Rethink contract competition to integrate trade-offs (00:03:16)
3. The system should efficiently correct for information asymmetry (00:05:29)
4. Value analysis can become part of the contract process (00:07:31)
5. Modularize IP systems to benefit both govt. & industry (00:08:37)
6. Making path-dependent decisions about govt. tech (00:11:38)
7. Framing is critical: Never confuse the facts with the truth (00:17:12)
8. Revisit past panels & implement their innovations (00:20:27)
9. Should competition be reimagined—or desired but not preferred? (00:24:05)
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