The abbreviation C/SCSC stands for Cost/Schedule Control System Criteria in the military field, especially in the US. You can find more abbreviations starting with C here. Also take a look at our list with military acronyms.
The Criteria for Project Control
The Cost/Schedule Control System Criteria are the rules for controlling large defense projects: costs and schedule are measured against a baseline, deviations are made visible early. C/SCSC is the foundation of modern project management in the US armed forces.
Why Criteria Are Necessary
Defense projects are notorious for delays and cost overruns. The C/SCSC criteria force uniform measurement: how much of the work is done, what did it cost, how long did it take? In this way, problems are recognized before they become crises.
C/SCSC appears in this meaning mainly in program management documentation. The criteria were developed in the 1960s and live on in modern concepts such as Earned Value Management – the attempt to keep the giant machinery of defense procurement under control.
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