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Aisle A — Professional Development
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Professional Development (A): Foundational Skills (AA) — Decision Support (AD) — Executive Leadership (AL) — Management Science (AM) — Organizational Design (AO) — Public Administration (AP) — Statistics & Data Literacy (AS)
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The statistics & data literacy rack provides resources for the development of key skills and basic knowledge about collecting and analyzing data and making data-driven decisions. This rack contains skill development tools and activities appropriate for all leaders. Below are the available resources:
Below is a repository of current resources that are relevant for defense leaders. This is largely an unsorted list and will be organized into shelves in future. Please contribute!
Faculty Publications:
- Hill, Andrew A. and Stephen J. Gerras. “Asking Strategic Questions: A Primer for National Security Professionals,” Joint Force Quarterly 96 (1st Quarter 2020): 37-41. https://ndupress.ndu.edu/Media/News/News-Article-View/Article/2076053/asking-strategic-questions-a-primer-for-national-security-professionals/
- Hill, Andrew A. and Stephen J. Gerras, “Stuff Happens: Understanding Causation in Policy and Strategy,” Parameters, 48, no. 2 (Summer 2018): 13-25, https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters/vol48/iss2/4/
Laws, Policies, Memos, and Regulations (sorted by regulation number):
- None.
Strategies and Reports:
- None.
Commentaries and Topics (inclusion does not represent endorsement):
- Butler, Jane, Ross Coffey, Kathryn Pegues, and John Salvador. “Data Analytics in the Combatant Command: Improving the Approach to Decision-Making,” Strategy Bridge, September 6, 2021, https://thestrategybridge.org/the-bridge/2021/9/6/data-analytics-in-the-combatant-command-improving-the-approach-to-decision-making
- Haraburda, Scott S. “Benefits and Pitfalls of Data-Based Military Decision-Making,” Small Wars Journal, November 21, 2019, https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/benefits-and-pitfalls-data-based-military-decisionmaking
- Kahneman, Daniel, Dan Lovallo, and Olivier Sibony, “Before You Make That Big Decision…,” Harvard Business Review (June 2011): 50-60, https://www.denkproducties.nl/media/daniel-kahneman-hbr-before-you-make-that-big-decision.pdf
- Treiblmaier, Alexander. “Improving Efficiency Through Data-Driven Decision-Making in a Military Environment,” The Defence Horizon Journal, October 27, 2022, https://www.thedefencehorizon.org/post/data-driven-decision-making-military
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Professional Development (A): Foundational Skills (AA) — Decision Support (AD) — Executive Leadership (AL) — Management Science (AM) — Organizational Design (AO) — Public Administration (AP) — Statistics & Data Literacy (AS)
Library: Main Page — Professional Development (A) — Defense Enterprise (E) — Force Structure (F) — Modernization (M) — Personnel (P) — Readiness (R) — Special Enterprises (S) — Resource Management (X) — References (Z)