DCI PANELS ONE APPROACH

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CIA-RDP05T00644R000100090015-9
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December 21, 2016
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April 20, 2009
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15
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May 9, 1977
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MISC
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Approved For Release 2009/04/20: CIA-RDP05T00644R000100090015-9 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: Approved For Release 2009/04/20: CIA-RDP05T00644R000100090015-9 Approved For Release 2009/04/20: CIA-RDP05T00644R000100090015-9 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). Approved For Release 2009/04/20: CIA-RDP05T00644R000100090015-9