SMART security cooperation objectives : improving DoD planning and guidance /
"Translating security cooperation goals into effective action is challenging, given the multitude of stakeholders, changing political and security environments, and resource limitations. To help ensure that limited security cooperation resources are properly directed for greatest effect, the U....
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Monica, Calif. :
RAND Corporation,
[2016]
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| Series: | Research report (Rand Corporation) ;
RR-1430-OSD. |
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| Summary: | "Translating security cooperation goals into effective action is challenging, given the multitude of stakeholders, changing political and security environments, and resource limitations. To help ensure that limited security cooperation resources are properly directed for greatest effect, the U.S. Department of Defense has highlighted the need to develop security cooperation objectives that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and results-oriented, and time-bound (SMART). The SMART concept has been used for several decades in the private sector to develop objectives that facilitate assessment, monitoring, and evaluation. This report evaluates DoD's effectiveness in developing SMART security cooperation objectives. It also proposes a systematic approach to developing security cooperation objectives for use by policymakers, planners, program managers, and resource managers. The authors present a detailed evaluation of the extent to which the security cooperation objectives used by U.S. European Command, U.S. Pacific Command, and U.S. Southern Command meet the SMART criteria, and they recommend changes to improve DoD security cooperation guidance and planning"--Back cover. |
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| Item Description: | At head of title: RAND National Security Research Division. "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense." |
| Physical Description: | xxi, 118 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-118). |
| ISBN: | 9780833094308 0833094300 |