While these are good first steps, further use of best practices in product development would provide a greater opportunity to improve weapon system cost and schedule outcomes.
There is room to use best practices even more than they are being used now. 
mnli hypothesis: There is room to use best practices even more than they are being used now.  premise: While these are good first steps, further use of best practices in product development would provide a greater opportunity to improve weapon system cost and schedule outcomes.