A Strategic Approach to Joint Officer Managment Analysis and Modeling Results
by Harrell, Margaret C.; Thie, Harry J.; Kirby, Sheila Nataraj; Crego, Al; Varda, Danielle M.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-10-16
Publisher(s): RAND Corporation
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Summary
In 2003, the Department of Defense (DoD) asked the RAND National Defense Research Institute to undertake an analysis that would provide overarching guidance on officer education and development in joint matters. As part of that effort, the authors of this volume use complex modeling and analysis of data from the 2005 Joint Officer Management Census survey to identify billets that provide and/or require experience in joint matters and therefore might be recommended for inclusion on the Joint Duty Assignment List. They also examine whether there are sufficient numbers of officers with joint experience to meet DoD needs. Many of the recommendations in this document have been incorporated into the new joint officer qualification system implemented in October 2007. Book jacket.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. iii |
| Figures | p. xi |
| Tables | p. xv |
| Summary | p. xix |
| Abbreviations | p. xxxiii |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Background and Purpose of Project | p. 1 |
| Purpose and Organization of Report | p. 4 |
| Findings from the 2005 Joint Officer Management Census Survey | p. 7 |
| Background | p. 7 |
| Categorization of Billets | p. 8 |
| Caveats | p. 9 |
| Typical Metrics of "Jointness" | p. 10 |
| Tasks Performed During a Typical Workweek | p. 10 |
| Frequency and Number of Interactions with Non-Own-Service Organizations and Personnel | p. 14 |
| Supervision of Billet by Non-Own-Service Personnel | p. 14 |
| Joint Experience Provided by a Billet | p. 17 |
| Need for Joint Professional Education and Prior Joint Experience for Billet Assignment | p. 20 |
| Summary | p. 22 |
| Identifying Attributes of "Joint" Billets | p. 23 |
| Data | p. 24 |
| Classification Methods | p. 31 |
| Classification and Regression Trees | p. 31 |
| Heuristic Approach | p. 36 |
| Factor Analysis | p. 38 |
| Basic Concepts | p. 39 |
| Results | p. 41 |
| Using the Nine Factors to Characterize Billets | p. 46 |
| Logistic Regression Analysis | p. 47 |
| Results: JDAL Versus Service-Nominated Billets | p. 49 |
| JDAL Versus External Organization Billets | p. 53 |
| Service-Nominated Billets Classified as JDAL Billets | p. 56 |
| JDAL Billets Classified as Service Billets | p. 62 |
| Non-JDAL Billets in External Organizations and JDAL Billets | p. 65 |
| Summary | p. 74 |
| Determining Whether There Are Sufficient Joint-Experienced Officers to Meet the Demand for Them | p. 81 |
| Background and Approach | p. 81 |
| Management Frameworks for Joint Officers | p. 82 |
| Managing Leader Succession | p. 82 |
| Managing Competencies | p. 83 |
| Managing Skills | p. 83 |
| The Demand for Joint Officers | p. 84 |
| The Supply of Joint Officers | p. 86 |
| Case Studies | p. 87 |
| Demand and Supply Inputs to the Modeled Analyses | p. 88 |
| Management Frameworks Input to the Modeled Analyses | p. 90 |
| Output of the Analyses: Can There Be Sufficient Numbers of Joint-Experienced Officers? | p. 94 |
| Sufficiency of Joint-Experienced Officers Depends on Demand | p. 96 |
| Billets Dealing with Acquisition Matters | p. 103 |
| Defining Acquisition Billets | p. 103 |
| Analysis of Acquisition Billets Using Definition A (Joint Program Office Billets) | p. 106 |
| Descriptive Profile of Acquisition/Non-Acquisition Billets | p. 106 |
| Typical Metrics of Jointness | p. 110 |
| Summary of Findings: Definition A | p. 119 |
| Analysis of Acquisition Billets Using Definition B (Based on Billet Functions and Required Certification Information) | p. 121 |
| Descriptive Profile of Acquisition/Non-Acquisition Billets | p. 121 |
| Typical Metrics of Jointness | p. 124 |
| Summary of Findings: Definition B | p. 135 |
| Other Considerations | p. 137 |
| Acculturation | p. 137 |
| Duration (Tenure) | p. 138 |
| Recency | p. 138 |
| Intensity | p. 138 |
| Depth of Understanding | p. 140 |
| Expanding Joint Experience Credit | p. 140 |
| The Value of Joint Professional Military Education | p. 141 |
| Conclusions and Recommendations | p. 143 |
| Conclusions | p. 143 |
| Characteristics That Measure Jointness | p. 143 |
| Meeting Demand for Joint-Experienced Officers | p. 144 |
| Functional Categorizations | p. 145 |
| Recommendations | p. 145 |
| Appendixes | |
| Incumbent and Non-Incumbent Questionnaires, 2005 Joint Officer Management Census Survey | p. 149 |
| Model Description | p. 193 |
| Bibliography | p. 207 |
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