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AIAA Decision Support Paper A new AIAA subject matter expert product. Draft January 2013 Tom Duerr. Outline. Decision Support Paper (DSP) definition DSP content Development process Roles, responsibilities, and schedule. Decision Support Paper (DSP) Definition.
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AIAA Decision Support PaperA new AIAA subject matter expert product Draft January 2013 Tom Duerr
Outline • Decision Support Paper (DSP) definition • DSP content • Development process • Roles, responsibilities, and schedule
Decision Support Paper (DSP) Definition • Informs senior decision makers about the facts regarding aerospace issues of National, state, or local importance. • Crisply articulates an issue • Identifies and defines decision alternatives • Describes the impact of the alternatives on decision criteria • Does NOT • Advocate for or recommend a position • Rank decision criteria (relative value is subjective) • Rank decision alternatives (depends on subjective valuation of potentially competing objectives)
DSP Content • Summary ½ page • State the issue • Provide a red/yellow/green summary table of the decision matrix • Issue ¼- ½ page • Succinctly and unambiguously describe the issue or question • Background ½ page • Identify the principal stakeholders and relationships: people and organizations • Cite activities and accomplishments to date by the stakeholders on the issue • Decision alternatives ½-1 page • Describe decision alternatives that are explicit and implicit in the statement of the issue • Introduce and describe new alternatives that AIAA experts may generate • Decision criteria ½-1 page • Define the criteria for making a decision among the alternatives • Criteria should be written as objectives reflecting values of the AIAA • Decision matrix 1 page • Rate each alternative against each criterion. • At a minimum, provide a 3-level rating, such as supports, is neutral to, or detracts from the criterion • Document the rationale for the rating in each cell of the matrix
DSP Content – Additional Material • Supporting documentation to be provided with the DSP • Authors’ biographical information ½ page each • Supplementary data and references • Archive material for AIAA records, not provided with the DSP but available upon request • Comment review and adjudication record • Correspondence related to non-concurrence by any participants • Minutes from Joint ExCom approval meeting
Development Process Identify Issue Recruit Red Team Consensus bullet list for each section – main ideas only Recruit Blue Team Draft Main Points Recommended additions, deletions, or modifications to main bullets Critique Main Points Complete text Generate DSP Residual concerns Critique DSP Approve? Yes Required changes No Publish