tig brief - Air Force Inspection Agency

classified version of the tool is
completed later this year, the
nuclear MAJCOMs will be able
to use it for NSIs as well. This
tool will also provide a central
database for all inspection
results and deficiencies and
provide units with a tool to
conduct Eight-Step Problem
Solving for root cause analysis
Air Force Enterprise Dashboard
Thomas J. Stark
AFIA/PI
Kirtland AFB
The Air Force Enterprise
Dashboard (AFED), formerly
called the AF Senior Leader
Dashboard, is a single source of information
for AF senior leaders, including all general
officers and senior executive service
civilians. The AFED is located on SIPRNet
and includes metric data that is manually
submitted by Functional Area Managers
and metric owners. All metrics align under
the AF’s strategic priorities and are used
by the Air Force Council for quarterly
performance reviews. AFED is a tool for
strategy alignment and performance
management and provides situational
awareness to enable senior leader discussion
and action.
There are several Inspector General (IG)
measures of performance on the AFED to
include inspection results and IG System
Health metrics. The Air Force Inspection
Agency works closely with SAF/IG and the
MAJCOM IGs to collect and analyze IG data
to update and design new AFED metrics.
Currently, Nuclear Surety and Health
Services Inspection metrics are updated and
posted on the AFED. In addition, inspector
manning and training metrics are used to
assess IG System Health.
and corrective actions. Besides
IGEMS, AFIA is working
on further standardization
of data and data formats to
improve our analysis methods.
Standardization of inspection
processes, grading criteria, and
checklist items are essential
to trend analysis across the
enterprise.
To help assess AF efforts to strengthen
and maintain the nuclear enterprise, Nuclear
Surety Inspection (NSI) metrics include
inspection pass rate, number of deficiencies
per NSI, and number of critical/significant
deficiencies per NSI. The nuclear IG System
Health metrics include a quarterly snapshot
of nuclear inspector and key nuclear billet
manning and training status. The training
status of NSI augmentees is also monitored
and reported.
Finally, several additional IG metrics are
used on the AFED to assess how well the AF
analyzes, addresses, and reviews systemic
weaknesses. Key metrics includes NSI
deficiency root cause analysis accomplished
and reported and the number of repeat and/
or recurring NSI deficiencies. A key IG metric
currently under design is Deficiency Fix Rate
(DFR). DFR will track how long it takes to
close (i.e., fix) a nuclear critical/significant
deficiency.
In summary, IG metrics appear on the
AFED and are used by AF senior leaders
to assess the performance of AF strategy
and objectives. The quality and value of
these metrics depends, in large part, on the
quality of IG inspections, reporting, corrective
actions, inspection analysis processes, and the
subsequent data derived from these processes.
A strong and effective IG system facilitates
the design and use of the right IG metrics
needed by AF senior leadership to keep
visibility and to act on strategic AF priorities.
Summer 2011
In summary, the inspection
system has drastically
improved over the past two
years to increase focus on
the nuclear mission and
reestablish a culture of
compliance. Analysis is the
feedback for these tasks but
must continue to be developed
and improved.
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