The Naval data automation command: a case study.
Abstract
The paper contains an examination of the Naval Data
Automation Command (NAVDAC) and the ramifications of the
lack of long range planning upon NAVDAC. Four perspectives
are taken, examining the effect upon NAVDAC's creation,
mission, structure and control systems. The position hell
by the author is that because no long range plan existed the
Navy:
• Created an ADP command designed to correct the problems
of the past rather than implement future requirements.
• A discrepancy arose between NAVDAC's domain and its
mission resulting in the pursuance of a modified
mission.
• The centralized functional organization of NAVDAC
reflects this mission.
• No defined control systems exist against which to objectively
evaluate NAVDAC.