DCI PANELS ONE APPROACH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP05T00644R000100090013-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 20, 2009
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: May 9, 1977
• Content Type: MISC

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9 May 1977
DCI Panels
One Approach
Purpose and Concept. To generate.ideas for the
improvement of the CIA. Smal l roups (representative
cross-sections-of CIA personnel) meet with a
-monitor/facilitator to develop and present to
-the DCI a slate of recommendations for-actions
which should be taken to improve the CIA or
its product. Ideas must be beneficial not just.
for the sake of change.
. Mechanism.
Groups
- 10 - 20 persons
some selected for homogene_Q.us interests.,
others for heterogeneous interests.-
1-2 facilitators per group. Main job
to keep group on track and direct toward
ideas that are really relevant and beneficia
Meetings
- structured,with good explanation of purpose
by monitor/facilitator..
group meets for 2-5 consecutive days-"full-
time. (first few groups' duration will -be,
judged by monitor, then a best duration
set for remaining groups).
Action Board
-.-responsibilities:
-o-provides monitor
- record of ideas, etc.,
o monitors group meetings keeping
o monitors preparations
o assists groups to prepare their ideas
.tor presentation to DUI (er
is succinct; high quality).
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o staffs ideas approved by DCI with
cognizant section of Agency for their
ideas, recommendations, suggestions for
implementation, etc.
.Oversees implementation of ideas
- establishes milestones
- ensures feedback both to the group
-which originated the idea and to rest
of Agency.
Board consists of both young chargers
and more experienced personnel with asense of organizational continuity.
0 Schedule
-.Group assembles briefly.1-2--days.prior.to
first meeting to be instructed on objectives
..and to have time to think about what they
want to do; to be prepared to be off and
running at first meeting.
--Group meets for 2-5 days.
-On last day, group meets with.DCI for up
to one hour to present recommendations and
rationale. Action Board and.group monitor
also present.
Target initially on 4-6 weeks turnaround'
.time, i.e., approved ideas,fully implemented
with results fed back to group/Agency. within
.(determined by,saturation.point of. Action
,..4-6 weeks. New group not convened before
majority of 1st group's ideas implemented
Board).
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