Project Abstract:

Human Performance Measurement Thresholds

• Industry: Military
• Business Need: Team Training
• Client: Sonalysts, Inc.

Changing mission requirements and budget cuts require Navy shipboard trainers to continually improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the training that they provide. The purpose of this project is to research the workload limitations of shipboard trainers. The results will be used to develop a series of strategies and tools for reducing trainer workload and tools that support shipboard training data collection.

Building on the job analysis data collected from the PMAT project, we will describe the characteristics of the shipboard training environment. We will then use this information to develop and test a series of hypotheses regarding the best ways to minimize trainer workload. Finally, we will develop tools and practices for reducing the workload of Navy shipboard trainers. These tools will then be tested to assess their effectiveness.