Manpower/Personnel/Training Technology

Manpower/Personnel/Training Technology under the Army's Research, Development, Test & Evaluation budget activity, aims to design and validate applied behavioral and social science research to enhance the Soldier Lifecycle and human relations. The program focuses on developing new personnel measures and methods to assess potential and predict performance, behavior, attitudes, and resilience. Additionally, it aims to provide innovative Talent Management methods to optimize individual and team performance in uncertain and complex environments. The research conducted by the United States Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences in Fort Belvoir, VA aligns with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas, the Army Vision, the Army People Strategy, the Army's Talent Management Strategy, Army Human Capital Strategy, and the Army Modernization Strategy.

Project 790 within PE 0602785A focuses on Personnel Performance & Training Technology. It conducts applied behavioral and social science research to enhance the Soldier Lifecycle and human relations by developing new personnel measures and methods. This includes creating scientifically valid models, tools, and techniques for team assignment and development to optimize team effectiveness in various environments. The project also aims to improve prediction and modeling of personnel outcomes such as attrition and retention while providing effective leader assessment and development methods. The planned research supports the Army's efforts to adjust to changes in force size and structure, mission demands, human relations challenges, and budgetary constraints.