Methodology Development for Deriving Lessons Learned from the National Training Center: Progress and Future Directions

Abstract : As part of a 3 year contract effort, in support of the Army Research Institute's (ARI's) research program at the National Training Center (NTC), a plan has been prepared that summarizes the first year's progress, and describes the activities for the second year. During the first year, 22 identifiable products or reports were prepared. These fell into four major areas of endeavor: measurement of unit performance, development of lessons learned, investigation of data quality, and creation of guides to the NTC instrumentation systems. Year two efforts will continue and expand the progress achieved, in large part through the use of an integrating model of unit NTC performance developed during the first year. This should enhance ARI's support for the development and dissemination of lessons learned from the NTC.