Personnel Requirements Consideration in Major Weapon System Acquisition. Research Planning Report
Abstract
The objective of this effort was to produce a plan of research for development of a model and methodology for deriving a direct relationship between aptitude measures and task analysis procedures early in the process of weapon system research, development, and acquisition. A literature review indicated that past attempts to link behavioral requirements with human attributes have not been successful. A recent effort suggested further that these approaches are ultimately not feasible. That effort, as with all the others reviewed, would require a highly specialized and lengthy application for most tasks in every job in every new system and for each phase within the system. Such procedures are slow and expensive. There is a need for a procedure which can be applied in a direct and simple manner. The current effort has resulted in a research plan based upon a conceptual design for a branching decision logic that will provide measures of personnel requirements while avoiding detailed analysis of nonrelevant factors. Implementation of this plan will result in construction and pilot testing of a computer based branching decision logic in 1980-81 and field testing and evaluation in 1981-82.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA087016
Entities
People
- Burl B. Gray
- Fred L. Finch
- Kay E. Rigg