The maxim that it is unreasonable for officers to search for "an elephant in a matchbox" means the size of the item(s) sought determines where officers may reasonably search.

Anew joint command and control system is being developed to meet the strategic information needs of all the military services. the air force is the lead service, but the army and navy have different points of view about what functions the system should perform. which one of the software acquisition best practices would be most relevant in managing this issue as the program office undertakes system development?