Concept Development of a Manpower Programming and Budgeting System for Headquarters, United States Marine Corps.
Abstract
This thesis documents a Concept Development Phase analysis conducted for the Manpower Plans, Programs, and Budget Section of Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps. The study fulfills the requirements of Marine Corps Order P5231.1. Life Cycle Management for Automated Information Systems (LCM-AIS). The study analyzed the users' Concept Development of a Marine Corps Class II automated information system. A Mission Element Need Statement (MENS) Requirements Statement, Feasibility Study, and Economic Analysis were produced. The recommendation was to continue development and begin the Detailed Design phase of the system life cycle. The recommended alternative was for a distributed architecture comprised of microcomputers linked by a local area network to provide resource and data sharing. Access to a mainframe processor for support of large database functions will be provided by leased communications lines and remote terminal sessions using microcomputers. The importance of a high level information resource management plan was stressed for successful implementation. Keywords: Manpower, Planning, Programming and Budgeting system, Life cycle management, Automated information systems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA156478
Entities
People
- K. M. French
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School