Encl (1) to COMDTINST 16010.8
Evaluation of Strategies for Achieving Outcomes:
Selecting Intervention Points
Determining strategies to achieve goals requires an understanding of the
causal factors and system behaviors that create a given problem or
situation. Using evaluation to isolate these behaviors and risk factors,
an organization can determine the optimum balance of intervention
strategies - prevention and mitigation - that will best achieve a desired
outcome. The key is to identify the intervention points where an agency
effectively contributes to outcomes without creating large undesired
impacts.
The strategic outcome area of Safety illustrates the above model.
Government can provide safety by intervening with both prevention and
mitigation strategies. The Coast Guard has responsibility for both
preventing and mitigating safety-impacting marine incidents. The Marine
Safety program (MS) conducts activities such as developing regulations and
inspecting vessels that prevent incidents from occurring. The Search and
Rescue program (SAR) mitigates the effects of incidents by rescuing
victims. Prevention activities may prove to be more cost efficient in
saving lives and providing safety, however, some level of mitigation
activities must be conducted to impact those incidents that are not
prevented. By collecting data, measuring performance, and evaluating
results, the Coast Guard can determine the optimum mix of strategies to
provide safety. These strategies in turn dictate what activities to
execute.
Systematic performance evaluation for the purpose of refining strategies
and resource allocations, and thus improving effectiveness and efficiency,
is the culmination of all the information contained in this performance
plan.
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