Definition of a Management Information System to Support Performance Risk Assessment
Abstract
Air Force Systems Command has recently put forth two major initiatives for improving the performance evaluation process to support source selection decisions: the contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), a system for recording and distributing contractor performance information; and the Performance Risk Assessment Group (PRAG), a panel of seasoned acquisition experts chosen for each source selection to provide a performance risk assessment for each proposing contractor. CPARS exists as identical sets of contract assessment reports located at each of the product divisions. The files are updated as new reports are mailed by the originating agency to each of the other product divisions. Data request to support the PRAG are responded to with copies of the existing assessment reports. There is no automated capability to extract, reduce, or transform the CPARS data into information which can be readily used by the PRAG. The purpose of this thesis was to determine if a management information system based on the CPARS could be developed to support the performance assessment process. A tailored approach to the traditional method for software systems development was chosen to design an automated system to support performance risk assessment. This approach included steps for problem definition, requirements analysis, and development design. (KR)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA215464
Entities
People
- Paul W. Thurston Jr
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology