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SMART security cooperation objectives : improving DoD planning and guidance / Michael J. McNerney, Jefferson P. Marquis, S. Rebecca Zimmerman, Ariel Klein.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McNerney, Michael J. (Michael Joseph), author.
- Series:
- Research report (Rand Corporation)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National security--International cooperation--Planning--Evaluation.
- National security.
- Military planning--United States--Evaluation.
- Military planning.
- United States. Department of Defense--Planning--Evaluation.
- United States.
- United States. Pacific Command--Planning--Evaluation.
- United States. European Command--Planning--Evaluation.
- United States. Southern Command--Planning--Evaluation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxi, 118 pages) : color illustrations, color maps, color charts.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 2016.
- 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.
- Contents:
- Why aren't SMART objectives enough?
- PACOM findings
- EUCOM findings
- SOUTHCOM findings
- Findings and recommendations.
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