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Improving Metrics for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program (2012) / Chapter Skim
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Glossary and List of Acronyms
Pages 59-62

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... BS&S: Biological safety and security BTRP: Biological Threat Reduction Program BW: Biological weapons Capabilities based planning: Capability based planning focuses on the planning, engineering, and delivery of strategic capabilities by defining objectives, identifying what capabilities are needed to achieve the objectives, and then determining how to ensure that those capabilities are developed operating in an uncertain real-world environment. CBEP: Cooperative Biological Engagement Program CBP: Capabilities Based Planning.
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... Environmental measure: A factor that could have a direct or indirect impact on the system or process but is not under the control of the program or project managers. FOC: Full Operating Capacity FSU: Former Soviet Union Higher level program performance metrics: These metrics are developed to measure the impact and effectiveness of a program or project on a more strategic level, rather than on an activity level ICBM: Intercontinental ballistic missile Impact and effectiveness: The extent to which the program or project is reaching strategic objectives and is achieving results.
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... Minimum performance level: The minimum level at which a program or project can perform to be considered within acceptable performance range. Natural scales: An already available means of measuring the impact and effectiveness of a project/program against the stated objectives.
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... Threat measure: A measure that assesses capabilities and the intent of a potential opponent. WMD-PPP: Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation Prevention Program
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  • overall program
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  • activities carried
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  • capabilities based
  • program performance
  • reduction program
  • security program
  • specific goals

  • central reference
  • corrective action
  • direct results
  • especially dangerous
  • organized effort

  • reflecting benefits
  • capability based
  • performance level
  • metric reflecting
  • security cooperation

  • minimum requirement
  • objectives supporting
  • milestone beyond
  • ballistic missile
  • reduction agency

  • defense security
  • discrete project
  • indirect impact
  • cooperative biological
  • assesses attainment


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