Quantifying, Visualizing, and Tracking Capability Gaps
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Authors
Kamel, Magdi, N.
Gallup, Shelley
Subjects
Gap Analysis
Data Visualization
Risk Assessment
Data Visualization
Risk Assessment
Advisors
Date of Issue
2022-01-15
Date
Publisher
Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
While there are numerous sources of information/knowledge that identify warfighting capability gaps and/or provide recommendations to close gaps and/or provide new/improved capabilities to the fleet, there is no comprehensive system, and responsible entity, that captures all that information in one place to provide a clear and concise picture of progress being made, or not made, to close identified gaps and/or provide a capability. To address this problem, we developed a methodology based on Multi Criteria Decision analysis (MCDA) methods to calculate and visualize a capability gap score at any given point in time to depict capability gap resolution progress based on substantiated real-time information. In this effort we expand the framework used to evaluate capabilities by adding new elements and sub-elements to the framework and extend the MCDA methodology by incorporating different models for calculating the capability gap score. These models include the Weighted Sum Model (WSM), the Weighted Product Model (WPM), the Weighted Aggregated Sum Product Assessment (WASPA), the Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS), and the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). The goal is to develop a comprehensive methodology to 1) support prioritization of capabilities based on hard data, 2) provide a clear and concise picture of progress being made, or not made, to close identified gaps and/or provide a capability, and 3) support the creation of a central repository for organizations to distribute pertinent information.
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Technical Report
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NPS Report Number
NPS-IS-22-002
Sponsors
Navy Warfare Development Command (NWDC)
Funding
This research is supported by funding from the Naval Postgraduate School, Naval Research Program (PE0605853N/2098). https://nps.edu/nrp
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO)
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO)
Format
43 p.
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Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.