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Using Decision Analysis To Select Facility Maintenance Management Information Systems, Marchello T. Graddy Mar 2010

Using Decision Analysis To Select Facility Maintenance Management Information Systems, Marchello T. Graddy

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Maintenance organizations, charged with preserving the built environment, are receiving a shrinking portion of an organization’s operational budget to do its job. It has been demonstrated through various studies that efficiencies can be gained by implementing a maintenance management information system (MMIS). However, with so many choices available, maintenance organizations often select the wrong system. This research effort used value-focused thinking decision analysis to create a model based on values from the Air Force Civil Engineer career field. Data for values and weights were collected from official documents and interviews. The resulting model is highly flexible, allowing the ultimate decision-maker …


Methodology For Value-Driven Enterprise Architecture Development Goals: Application To Dodaf Framework, Justin W. Osgood Mar 2009

Methodology For Value-Driven Enterprise Architecture Development Goals: Application To Dodaf Framework, Justin W. Osgood

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The Department of Defense Architectural Framework (DoDAF) describes 29 distinct views but offers limited guidance on view selection to meet system needs. This research extends the Value-Driven Enterprise Architecture Score (VDEA-Score) from a descriptive, evaluation protocol toward a prescriptive one by evaluating each DoDAF view and its contribution to the overall objective of the completed architecture. This extension of VDEA is referred to as VDEA-Development Goals (VDEA-DG). The program manager or other decision-makers may use this insight to justify the allocation of resources to the development of specific architecture views considered to provide maximum value. This research provides insight into …