A15_Attch_6-_AF_COLS_Playbook.pdf

Air Force Common Output Level Standards (AF COLS) Playbook

The AF COLS Playbook is an interactive web-based tool that was developed by the Air Force (AF) to serve as a resource for information and references on the 40 Installation Support (IS) functions currently included in the AF COLS effort. The playbook provides an overview of the AF COLS program that details the genesis and intent of Air Force leadership for the program. The playbook also includes information on the AF COLS Reporting Tool (RT) and the current Fiscal Year’s (FY) AF COLS for each of the 40 IS service areas as set by Headquarters United States Air Force (HQ USAF).

Air Force personnel use the playbook as a resource to carry out their responsibilities in the AF COLS effort. Describing the 40 IS functions’ respective AF COLS levels 1-4, the necessary metrics and calculations needed to report in the AF COLS RT, as well as command-level reporting roles and responsibilities, the playbook is an important source of functional specific AF COLS information.

The AF COLS Playbook sections can be accessed by using the navigation menu located on the left hand side of all playbook pages. These sections include an overarching AF COLS Overview, an AF COLS RT Overview, a list of the functions’ Current FY AF COLS Level, and links to each specific function’s section of the playbook grouped by alphabetical order.

Within each function’s section of the playbook, the functional-specific Overview, Roles and Responsibilities Table, and Metric Tables for AF COLS levels 1-4 can be accessed by navigating to tabs on the top of the page. Print functionality is available to playbook users, but users are encouraged to continually visit the playbook as content will be updated during an annual refresh, as well as through content changes requested by users.

The dedicated sections within the playbook for each function are:

The Overview provides a description of the function’s mission and main components for which AF COLS were developed. It also includes background on the development of the function’s AF COLS and metrics, and applicable references.

The Roles and Responsibilities Table dictates responsibilities at the Base, MAJCOM and HQ/FOA levels for collecting, reporting, reviewing, and approving AF COLS data, both within and outside of the AF COLS RT.

The Metric Tables (corresponding to each of the four

AF COLS levels) provide the necessary information to report data in the AF COLS RT, including AF COLS descriptions, metric descriptions, key performance indicators, metric calculations and data sources.

The Metric Value Calculator is an Excel-based tool that assists users in computing raw data into the metric values required for reporting in the AF COLS RT.

Metric Value Calculators are only provided for the functions in which actual metric calculations must be performed.

Access the AF COLS Playbook at: https://eis.af.mil/cs/afcols/playbook https://eis.af.mil/cs/afcols/playbook