Quantifying, Visualizing, and Tracking Capability Gaps
Abstract
While there are numerous sources of information/knowledge that identify warfighting capability gaps and/or provide recommendations to close gaps and/or provide new/improved capabilities to the fleet, there is no comprehensive system, and responsible entity, that captures all that information in one place to provide a clear and concise picture of progress being made, or not made, to close identified gaps and/or provide a capability. To address this problem, we developed a methodology based on Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) methods to calculate and visualize a capability gap score at any given point in time to depict capability gap resolution progress based on substantiated real-time information. In this effort we expand the framework used to evaluate capabilities by adding new elements and sub-elements to the framework and extend the MCDA methodology by incorporating different models for calculating the capability gap score. These models include the Weighted Sum Model (WSM), the Weighted Product Model (WPM), the Weighted Aggregated Sum Product Assessment (WASPA), the Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS), and the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). The goal is to develop a comprehensive methodology to 1) support prioritization of capabilities based on hard data, 2) provide a clear and concise picture of progress being made, or not made, to close identified gaps and/or provide a capability, and 3) support the creation of a central repository for organizations to distribute pertinent information.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 15, 2022
- Accession Number
- AD1184027
Entities
People
- Magdi N. Kamel
- Shelley P. Gallup
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School