A Review of U.S. Army Non-Materiel Capability-Development Processes
Abstract
Across the doctrine, organization, training, leadership and education, personnel, facilities, and policy (DOTLPF-P) domains, the U.S. Army has, and follows, formal processes to make changes in each, and the Army appears to use all these processes frequently. Although the Army is currently making significant changes to these processes, many aspects of its current approach appear to be successful. However, there are issues to keep in mind when making changes in some domains, including the following: Doctrine and policy are changed frequently, and these changes follow the guidelines for creation and revision dictated by Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA), as well as U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) guidance and regulations. Primary mechanisms that help ensure success are funding, prioritization, and comment resolution; In the organization domain, any issues that arise throughout the process are typically related to disagreements over prioritization or a failure to appropriately resource the organizational change; In the leadership and education domain, the most significant hurdle is that changes typically require substantial lead times for development and implementation; In the facilities domain, challenges can arise because changes often lag those made in the other DOTLPF-P domains.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2021
- Accession Number
- AD1144543
Entities
People
- Andrea M. Abler
- Bryan W. Hallmark
- Caolionn O'connell
- Drake Warren
- Erik E. Mueller
- Erin N. Leidy
- Sale Lilly
- Samantha Mcbirney
- Stephen Webber
Organizations
- RAND Corporation