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Chapter: Appendix F An Approach to Assessing Goals and Policies

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix F An Approach to Assessing Goals and Policies." National Research Council. 2005. Technology Pathways: Assessing the Integrated Plan for a Next Generation Air Transportation System. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11420.
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An Approach to Assessing Goals and Policies

In general, the appropriateness of a strategy to improve the performance of a large system can be determined by testing the proposed goals and organizational polices for consistency and compatibility with key implementation and operational factors. Although the process below may be intuitively clear, answering the questions may require a great deal of penetrating analysis.

  • Internal consistency

    • What assumptions must be made for the recommended strategy to make sense?

    • Are the goals mutually achievable?

    • Do the key policies address the goals and reinforce each other?

  • Context

    • What are the key factors for success and the important opportunities and threats?

    • Do the goals and policies adequately deal with organizational resources and trends?

      • What are the capabilities and limitations of key agencies and other organizations?

      • Do the goals and polices match resource requirements to the organizations that will have to provide the funding?

      • Does the timing of the goals and policies reflect the ability of involved organizations to change or adapt the strategy recommendations?

    • Are the goals and policies responsive to broader societal concerns?

    • Is available managerial capability sufficient to foster effective implementation?

    • What important governmental, social, and political factors affect the likelihood of success?

    • What are the feasible strategic alternatives given the analysis above?

  • Communication and implementation

    • Are the goals well understood by the key implementers?

    • Is there enough congruence between the goals, polices, and values of the key implementers to ensure commitment?

    • Strategic choice: Which alternative best relates the JPDO’s policies and goals to external opportunities and threats?

Suggested Citation:"Appendix F An Approach to Assessing Goals and Policies." National Research Council. 2005. Technology Pathways: Assessing the Integrated Plan for a Next Generation Air Transportation System. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11420.
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In 2003, Congress directed the Secretary of Transportation to establish the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NGATS) Joint Planning and Development Office (JDPO) to plan the development of an air transportation system capable of meeting potential air traffic demand for 2025. All federal agencies involved in aviation participate in the JDPO providing the opportunity overcome many of the major barriers to developing an effective NGATS. To assist this process, the NRC was asked to examine the first NGATS Integrated Plan prepared by JPDO and submitted to Congress in 2004. This report provides a review of the vision and goals, the operational concepts, and the R&D roadmap developed by the plan; an analysis of the JDPO integrated product teams created to carry out the planning; and an assessment of the implementation process.

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