DCI PANELS ONE APPROACH
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May 9, 1977
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9 May 1977
DCI Panels
One Approach
1. Purpose and Concept. To generate ideas for the
improvement of the CIA. Small- roups (represe'ntat.ive
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.
2. Mechanism.
Grou s
10 - 20 persons
some selected for homoger~Q.usinterests,
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 beneficial.
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).
is succinct; high quality).
o assists groups to prepare their ideas '
for presentation to DCI (ensures presentation
o monitors group meetings keeping_~
record of ideas, etc.
o provides monitor
o monitors preparations.
Action Board
- responsibilities:
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o staffs ideas approved by DCI with
cognizant section of Agency for their
ideas, recommendations, suggestions for
implementation, etc.
o 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.a
sense 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 .anal
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
4-6 weeks.. New group not convened before.
majority of 1st group's ideas implemented
(determined by saturation point of Action
.Board).
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