ATTITUDES TOWARD R&D

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91-00452R000100160030-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 12
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 16, 2006
• Sequence Number: 30
• Publication Date: April 11, 2000
• Content Type: CHART

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ATTITUDES TOWARD R&D:
IS A COST OR INVESTMENT
O DOES NOT GUARANTEE RESULTS
0 HIGHLY SPECULATIVE/UNCERTAIN
INCREASINGLY COSTLY
REQUIRES GREATEST MANAGERIAL COMPETENCE
TO PRODUCE RESULTS
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COMMON YARDSTICKS FOR EVALUATION OF R&D:
? DETERMINE R&D CONTRIBUTION TO EARNINGS/PROFITS
a DETERMINE R&D CONTRIBUTIONS TO IMPROVEMENTS IN
- QUALITY OF AGENCY PRODUCT
- TIMELINESS OF PRODUCT
- UTILIZATION OF RESOURCES
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UNREASONABLE BECAUSE:
FINAL INTELLIGENCE PRODUCT REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
OF AN ENTIRE ORGANIZATION
MAKES ORD "HOSTAGE" TO OTHER COMPONENTS OF AGENCY
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WHAT IS NEEDED:
A SYSTEM THAT MEASURES THE PERFORMANCE OF ORD
AS INDEPENDENTLY AS POSSIBLE FROM THE REST OF
THE AGENCY,
0 PROVIDES FOR SHORT & LONG TERM EVALUATIONS OF
PERFORMANCE
- IDENTIFY PITFALLS
- DEMONSTRATE PRODUCTIVITY
- SHOW VALUE OF PREDICTIVE EVALUATIONS
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INTELLIGENCE REQUIREMENTS:
0 IDENTIFICATION
0 VERIFICATION
WHAT ARE THE TECHNICAL CONSTRAINTS IMPOSED
BY THE CUSTOMER/USER
0 PRIORITIZATION
f TRANSLATION
-To PLAUSIBLE RESEARCH INITIATIVES
PROGRAM/PROJECT APPRAISAL
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PROGRAM/PROJECT APPRAISAL:
IDENTIFICATION
- EVALUATION OF CURRENT CAPABILITIES/LIMITATIONS
VALIDATION
- IDENTIFY CLEARLY TECHNICAL CONSTRAINTS
IMPOSED BY CUSTOMER/USER ON REQUIRED
TECHNOLOGY
- ASSESS "OFF-THE-SHELF" CAPABILITY
TRANSLATION
- IDENTIFY RESEARCH ALTERNATIVES
- DETERMINE GAP BETWEEN CURRENT STATUS OF
TECHNOLOGY AND GOAL
- ASSESS TECHNOLOGICAL DRIVING/RESTRAINING
FORCES; TECHNOLOGY FORECASTING
- PINPOINT TECHNOLOGICAL/UTILIZATION "PRESSURE-
POINTS It AND MULTIPLE SCENARIOS
DETERMINE TIME-FRAME REQUIREMENTS
- ESTIMATE POTENTIAL VALUE-IN-USE TO AGENCY
OF ORD PRODUCT
- IDENTIFY OPTIMUM INITIATIVE(S)
- SPECIFY TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES TO BE ACHIEVED
- IDENTIFY REQUIRED RESOURCES
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STRATEGIC PLANNING
- WHAT SHOULD BE REQUIRED OF CUSTOMER/USER
TO PROVIDE SUCCESSFUL EXPLOITATION OF ORD
PRODUCT?
- WHAT ARE/COULD BE BOTTLENECKS TO SUCCESSFUL
TECHNICAL ACCOMPLISHMENT/AGENCY UTILIZATION?
- WOULD A DIFFERENT ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
PROVIDE A MORE SUCCESSFUL THRUST?
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R&D PROGRAMS;
Q DETERMINE OPTIMAL RESEARCH INITIATIVES
C ACQUIRE RESOURCES
GENERATE/IMPLEMENT RESEARCH/MANAGEMENT PLAN
0 EVALUATE RESULTS
POST-AUDIT
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POST-AUDIT OF R&D PROGRAMS:
EVALUATE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF SPECIFIC
TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED.
p REASSESS POTENTIAL VALUE-IN-USE TO AGENCY
- CURRENT EXTERNAL/INTERNAL DRIVING/
RESTRAINING FORCES
- DEMONSTRATED TECHNICAL ACCOMPLISHMENT
- SPIN-OFF
O REVIEW PRODUCTIVITY
- EFFICIENCY
- QUALITY
d REAL-WORLD RISKS WHICH MITIGATE AGAINST SELECTION
OF SIMILAR PROJECTS IN THE FUTURE
0 DEMONSTRATE R&D PRODUCTIVITY
O DEVELOP CONFIDENCE IN PREDICTIVE APPRAISALS
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TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION/EXPLOITATION:
0 DISSEMINATION TO AGENCY COMPONENTS
- TECHNICAL RESULTS
- POTENTIAL VALUE-IN-USE
ASSIST IN IMPLEMENTATION
- D/E
- ANALYST/USER EXPLOITATION
B IDENTIFICATION OF "NEXT-GENERATION" R&D
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