How Ebenezer Scrooge and Peter Drucker are Helping Shape DoD's Scientific and Technical Information Program,

Abstract

This paper is about developing of a long range plan for the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). That plan, DTIC 2000 - A Corporate Plan for the Future was published in July 1984. This paper highlights the methodology used to develop the plan. It also outlines an anticipated future information environment in which the Center will operate. Additionally, it displays the long range Scientific and Technical Information Program (STIP) goals which were developed for DTIC in the planning process. Before developing the plan, the group researched many planning and management reference sources. Two of these sources were particularly helpful in determining the planning methodology used to develop DTIC 2000. One key reference was written by Peter Drucker, Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices, a recognized authority in the field of planning and management. The other key reference was from an unexpected source and author, A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. Drucker's advice to long range planners closely parallels insights presented by Dickens in his Christmas story. (Reprint)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA165640

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