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You have been invited to participate in a research study on business transformation in strategic commands, in this case TRADOC.

Your opinions are important: survey results will be shared with TRADOC to gain insight into change management, business transformation and risk management. It will take approximately 15 minutes to complete this questionnaire. Your participation is completely voluntary and you can withdraw from the survey at any time without comment or penalty.

This questionnaire is anonymous – we will not ask for your name. All data from this research will be reported only in the aggregate.

Please complete the survey NLT 27 November 2013.

If you have questions about the survey, you may contact COL Cameron Leiker, TRADOC Chief Knowledge Officer and Knowledge Management-Process Improvement Program Manager at [email protected] or Mr. Thomas Bock at [email protected] for further information.

Thank you in advance for your time and support!

MARK J. MACCARLEY
MAJOR GENERAL, US ARMY
Deputy Chief of Staff, TRADOC
 
 
 
PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT

Authority. 10 U.S.C. 2358

Purpose. Information will be collected for an Engineering Management dissertation titled “A Risk Management Approach: Investigation of Business Transformation Disruptors at the DoD Strategic Command Level.” The purpose of this dissertation is to validate and verify a multi-attribute model which will evaluate the data collected from the test experiment in order to determine if the model has the efficacy for identifying factors that may influence/impact business transformation objectives and change management plans.

Routine Uses. The data collected will be used for model analyses and dissertation work conducted for a Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Management at Old Dominion University. Additional use of the information may be granted to military organizations following the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act or contracts and agreements. I voluntarily agree to its disclosure to the organizations/agencies, and I have been informed that failure to agree to this disclosure may make the research less useful.

Voluntary Disclosure. Provision of information is voluntary. Failure to provide the requested information may result in failure to be accepted as a research volunteer in this study.


INFORMED CONSENT FORM FOR RESEARCH PARTICIPATION

I understand that all of my survey responses will be kept confidential and will be reported only in the aggregate.

I further understand that disclosure of demographic information (e.g., rank/grade, function, and years of experience ) is voluntary and I may withdraw this consent at any time without penalty.

To provide consent for participating in this study, please check the “I Agree” checkbox below. Then start the questionnaire by clicking Continue.
 
 
 
* Take a look at the phrases below. They describe objectives characteristic in business transformation initiatives in strategic commands, including TRADOC.

Check all business transformation initiatives to which your daily work contributes in either a direct or indirect capacity. You may also use the write-in option ("Other") for a business transformation initiative that you support but is not listed below.

Notes:
1. If you and/or your unit do not support any business transformation initiative at all, then please check the “N/A” option.
2. Throughout the survey, question-related terminology will be provided to you. If needed, you can access definitions, information, and/or additional background via clicking on the small blue question mark icon (above question/statement).

 
Establishing Army Campaign Plan
 
Transforming the Institutional Army
 
Improving Army Business Processes
 
Institutionalizing the Use of Quality Metrics
 
Reforming Acquisition Processes
 
Establishing Army’s Enterprise Business Governance
 
Achieving Financial Auditability
 
Supporting Knowledge-Sharing Initiatives
 
Promoting Resource-Informed Decision Making
 
Conducting Leader & Workforce Development
 
N/A
 
Other (please specify)
 

 
 
Based on your daily work experience with the business transformation initiative(s) you selected in question #1, indicate the level of degree to which they were modified since you started working on them.
 
 
Use the “Yes/No” drop-down menu to indicate whether any of the selected initiatives were reprioritized (i.e., a change in level of importance) since you started working on them.
 
 
Indicate whether any of the selected initiatives were interrupted (i.e., temporarily suspended) since you started working on them.
 
 
Indicate whether any of the selected initiatives were discontinued (i.e., permanently stopped) since you started working on them.
 
 
 
* Select the number of Commanding Generals (CGs) under whom you have served/worked at TRADOC.

Note: Throughout the survey, any reference to the CG is based on TRADOC Headquarters’ Commanding General (4-star).
 
 
Please respond to the following questions rating your agreement with the statement ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree.
(Select “N/A” only if you do not know the answer to the question.)

Strongly disagree Moderately disagree Slightly disagree Neither agree nor disagree Slightly agree Moderately agree Strongly agree N/A
* A change of your CG results in a change in commander’s intent.
* A change of your CG requires re-evaluation of your unit’s goals.
* A change of your CG requires re-evaluation of your unit’s priorities.
 
 
Please respond to the following questions rating your agreement with the statement ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree.
(Select “N/A” only if you do not know the answer to the question.)

Strongly disagree Moderately disagree Slightly disagree Neither agree nor disagree Slightly agree Moderately agree Strongly agree N/A
* We are in an uncertain and unpredictable operational environment.
* The CG enforces frequent changes in the regulations we need to follow.
* The CG implements frequent changes in the policies we need to follow.
* We receive fluctuating guidance from the CG.
 
 
Please respond to the following questions rating your agreement with the statement ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree.
(Select “N/A” only if you do not know the answer to the question.)

Strongly disagree Moderately disagree Slightly disagree Neither agree nor disagree Slightly agree Moderately agree Strongly agree N/A
* We tend not to share knowledge and/or information.
* Effective efforts are made by senior leadership to increase collaboration among TRADOC staff.
* We embrace collaboration with colleagues.
 
 
Please respond to the following questions rating your agreement with the statement ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree.
(Select “N/A” only if you do not know the answer to the question.)

Strongly disagree Moderately disagree Slightly disagree Neither agree nor disagree Slightly agree Moderately agree Strongly agree N/A
* As far as daily work is concerned, we prefer the status quo in the ways we work.
* TRADOC senior leadership’s proposed changes to the ways we perform our daily work will improve mission performance outcomes.
* We readily adopt mandated changes to the ways we do daily work.
 
 
Please respond to the following questions rating your agreement with the statement ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree.
(Select “N/A” only if you do not know the answer to the question.)

Strongly disagree Moderately disagree Slightly disagree Neither agree nor disagree Slightly agree Moderately agree Strongly agree N/A
* Changes in the commander’s intent cause changes in the way we work.
* Changes in the organization are unwelcome.
* Changes in the organization are unnecessary.
 
 
Please respond to the following questions rating your agreement with the statement ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree.
(Select “N/A” only if you do not know the answer to the question.)

Strongly disagree Moderately disagree Slightly disagree Neither agree nor disagree Slightly agree Moderately agree Strongly agree N/A
* Process efficiencies which have been implemented resulted in loss of manpower.
* Process efficiencies which have been implemented resulted in loss of funding.
* Process efficiencies which have been implemented result in an unwillingness to adopt future process improvement efforts.
 
 
Please respond to the following questions rating your agreement with the statement ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree.
(Select “N/A” only if you do not know the answer to the question.)

Strongly disagree Moderately disagree Slightly disagree Neither agree nor disagree Slightly agree Moderately agree Strongly agree N/A
* Efforts are made by TRADOC’s senior leadership to encourage open feedback throughout the chain of command.
* Feedback/disagreement to proposed changes is conveyed to TRADOC’s senior leadership.
* Feedback/disagreement to proposed changes is considered by TRADOC’s senior leadership.
 
 
Please respond to the following question rating your agreement with the statement ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree.
(Select “N/A” only if you do not know the answer to the question.)

Strongly disagree Moderately disagree Slightly disagree Neither agree nor disagree Slightly agree Moderately agree Strongly agree N/A
* TRADOC is involved in implementing business transformation initiatives.
 
 
 
If applicable, what could TRADOC do differently to improve the implementation of business transformation initiatives?
   
 
 
 
* While on active duty, what is/was your military branch? Select "N/A" if you have not served on active duty.
 
 
 
* Select your current military rank or civilian grade.
 
 
 
* While on active duty, how many years have you served in the military? Select "N/A" if you have not served on active duty.
 
 
 
* Select your current organization.
 
 
 
* What G-staff function(s) have you supported at TRADOC? Check all that apply.

 
G-1 Personnel and Administration
 
G-2 Intelligence and Security
 
G-3 Operations
 
G-4 Logistics
 
G-5 Plans
 
G-6 Signal
 
G-7 Training
 
G-8 Finance and Contracts
 
G-9 Civil Affairs
 
Other (please specify)
 

 
 
Based on your selection in the previous question, select the number of years that you have served/worked in each function.

 
 
 
* What is the highest level of education you have completed?
 
 
 

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