Prioritizing Research and Development Projects of the Air Force Human Resources Laboratory

Abstract

This study assessed the possibility of obtaining ranking of 12 research and development projects which could be used as reference in allocating resources to those projects. Seven judges ranked the projects on six factors. Interjudge agreement in ranking the projects on an Overall Assessment (OA) factor was sufficiently reliable to indicate that project rankings can be used as a reference in allocating resources. Recommendations include having scientists prepare project descriptions in terms of factors on which the projects are to be ranked; using different rating procedures for new projects than for older projects; ranking projects on an OA factor only; and keeping records of project rankings for several years so that ranking validities can be assessed. Keywords: Air force research, Financial management, Manpower utilization, Resource management, Project management, Allocations. (sdw)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA204391

Entities

People

  • Herbert J. Clark
  • Janos B. Koplyay

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Classification
  • Feedback
  • Human Resources
  • Information Science
  • Management Personnel
  • Manpower
  • Manpower Utilization
  • Organizational Structure
  • Questionnaires
  • Ratings
  • Regression Analysis
  • Reliability
  • Scientists
  • Security

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