A PARAMETRIC APPROACH TO THE EVALUATION OF MILITARY INFORMATION SYSTEMS,

Abstract

The report documents the first part of a research study about a parametric approach to military information systems evaluation by cost-effectiveness analysis. In this approach, the effectiveness of such an information system is measured by its impact on the effectiveness of the military operation using it. Five significant parameters through which an information system affects the effectiveness of military operations are defined parametrically. The report is the first of three and covers the general approach and two of the significant parameters in detail. In performing the work it was found necessary to define five significant parameters, viz, promptness, dependability, brevity, perspicuity, and discriminance in order to make them unambiguous and measurable. They roughly substitute for the more commonly discussed characteristics of timeliness, accuracy and completeness to which sometimes is added relevance, which were not found as manageable to this type of treatment. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 1966
Accession Number
AD0658737

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  • J. C. Grimberg

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cost Effectiveness
  • Information Systems
  • Military Operations
  • Test And Evaluation

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  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense
  • Systems Analysis and Design