Developing the HFI Social & Organisational Domain: Final Report

HFIDTC/2/WP2.18/3Version 2/14th May 2009Suggested deliverablesMany potential output deliverables were suggested for the SOF. However, these tended tohave an acquisition perspective. Therefore, it is suggested that a set of generic outputs,relevant to any area, be identified.UsersThe key users of this information are expected to be IPTs/industry. However, it has beenacknowledged that this information is likely to prove useful to a wide range ofstakeholders including Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ), DCDC, the personnel areafrom the Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (DCDS (Pers)), Warfare Centres and individualcontractors. A range of further contacts were suggested by the review participants.ApplicationUseful information was obtained about how the SOF might fit with other processes, toolsand activities. However, the potential breadth of application of SOF across all thepotential stakeholder communities is not yet fully understood. (Indeed, it is probably notpossible to do this until it has been launched and real-time feedback can be collectedabout its use.) Therefore, it is proposed that a ‘generic’ process is created that can betailored to suit the individual needs of each stakeholder group. This process should followgood practice of user-centred design processes and should include user involvement asearly as possible.• Following discussions with Dstl, the process developed for the ‘HF in HigherLevel Operational Analysis (HLOA)’ project [2] was considered a possible modelfor the SOF. This could be combined with a format of analysis identified duringthe PJHQ meeting, known as 3-column format estimates. (This format is similarto asking what, so what, now what?).9