Assessing Army Professional Forums Metrics for Effectiveness and Impact

Abstract

The rate of change in the operational environment outpaces the development of doctrine and schoolhouse instruction, leaders must direct their own development in order to adaptively and professionally meet the challenges brought on by Army transformation. Army professional forums (APFs), powered by advances in collaborative toolsets and multimedia presentation software, provide a means for leader self-development and professional growth. The research was conducted as an initial exploration of this area. The early stages of this initiative present the most valuable opportunity to establish checks that ensure the initiative is functioning effectively and meeting organizational goals. Establishing such checks enhances the organizational impact of the initiative. The APF assessment framework developed in the present research enables the assessment of APFs during the early stages of the Army knowledge-management initiative.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA464632

Entities

People

  • Anna T. Cianciolo
  • Charles G. Heiden
  • Michael I. Prevou

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Command And Control
  • Community Of Practice
  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • Information Systems
  • Knowledge Management
  • Lessons Learned
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Situational Awareness
  • Students
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
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