A Concept for Developing Human Performance Specifications.
Abstract
OMB Circular A-109 emphasizes the front end of systems acquisition with the intent of (1) expressing needs and program objectives in 'mission' terms rather than 'equipment' terms, and (2) allowing competitive exploration of alternative methods of meeting those needs. For Human Factors specialists to comply with these requirements, it will be necessary for them to produce explicit specifications for the critical human performance which is required for system performance. This paper presents a concept for producing these required human performance specifications prior to the initial design of a system. It also presents an example of a detailed human performance specification as well as Appendices containing material used to produce human performance specifications for various kinds of systems. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA084617
Entities
People
- Jonathan D. Kaplan
- William H. Crooks