The Measurement of Efforts to Enhance the Effectiveness of NAVFAC RDT and E Investments.

Abstract

The concept of using sampling procedures and user evaluations to measure the effectiveness of a small service program was introduced. Evaluations were based on the benefit of information transferred to end users. The feasibility of this approach was demonstrated using the evaluated benefit of randomly selected service requests as a basis for estimating the total benefit and return on investment (ROI) for the Assistance Program during the fourth quarter of FY-1976. The concept of using subjective evaluations to measure effectiveness in a more timely manner was also introduced and demonstrated to be a useful approach to estimate ROI with reasonable accuracy. An automated information system using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences was also expanded in an operational environment to accommodate the data processing requirements of an effectiveness measuring system for the Facilities Engineering Support Office, a service organization of the Navy's Civil Engineering Laboratory. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA047127

Entities

People

  • Eugene H. Early

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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  • C4I
  • Human Systems

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  • Accuracy
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computers
  • Data Processing
  • Databases
  • Engineering
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Investments
  • Measurement
  • Sampling
  • Social Sciences
  • Standards
  • Statistical Sampling
  • Surveys
  • Test And Evaluation

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  • Computer science

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