Relating organization goals and technological forecasting for research and development resource allocation

This paper discusses a simple and logical method for using Navy Exploratory Development Goals (EDG) and the Navy Technological Forecast (NTF) for the allocation of resources to technology to meet future requirements. First, the military worth of the various EDG in meeting Navy objectives is determined. Second, the utility of the various technologies to the EDG is determined by systems design and scientific/engineering offices. The military worth and technology utilization values are then combined into an Index of Worth value indicating the worth of the various technologies in meeting Navy objectives. A mathematical model is suggested as a future refinement.