Tech_Exhibit_4_DEOCS_PrimaryFactors.pdf

DEOCS Interactive Dashboard: Primary Climate Factors

7/23/2020

PRIMARY CLIMATE FACTORS

Use the Section filter menu to view either Factor Results or Demographic

Comparisons for the primary climate factors of organizational effectiveness, equal opportunity/equal opportunity opportunity/fair treatment, and sexual assault prevention and response.

Factor Results

The bar graphs in the Factor Results section show your organization's favorability ratings for each set of climate factors related to organizational effectiveness, equal opportunity (EO) /equal employment opportunity (EEO)/fair treatment, and sexual assault prevention and response (SAPR). To identify areas of concern and strength for your overall organization, examine the factors where your organization had the lowest favorability ratings and where your organization had the highest ratings.

Demographic Comparisons

The tables on the Demographics Comparison tab show your organization’s favorability ratings by demographic subgroup. Cells in the table are color-coded based on the key/legend below:

Color Coding Category Criteria General Interpretation

Green Excellent 90% and above favorable responding

• Almost complete unit endorsement of scale

• Area of excellence and maintenance / stability actions recommended

White Adequate

Between 70% and 89% favorable responding

• Majority of unit endorsed scale and reached recommended endorsement threshold (70%)

• Area not of concern but room for improvement

Yellow Caution

Between 50% and 69% favorable responding

• Majority of unit endorsed scale but did not reach recommended endorsement threshold (70%)

• Area flagged for concern. Actions should be considered to boost endorsement

Red Improvement

Needed

Below 50% favorable responding

• Majority of unit did NOT endorse scale

• Area of great concern and corrective actions should be taken ASAP

-99 Data are not Reportable

• Data are not reportable because less than five people responded to the question or less than five people in a particular demographic category responded to the question.

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No data are displayed in cases where fewer than five people in a demographic category completed the survey; this helps maintain respondent anonymity. Refer to the Item

Summary tab to view the respective item level response frequencies for each factor.

To identify areas of concern and strength for your overall organization, examine the factors where your organization had the lowest favorability ratings by demographic group and where your organization had the highest ratings by demographic group.

The suggestions below can help guide actions based on ratings that are color-coded to be excellent/adequate (i.e., blue and white) or caution/improvement needed (i.e., yellow and red).

Excellent / Adequate Caution / Improvement Needed

Seek to identify and reinforce those practices and programs currently in place.

Reinforce behaviors that create a climate of inclusion, supporting and preserving the dignity and worth of all members.

Continue to promote and maintain a healthy human relations climate. This can be done by ensuring all members in the unit understand their roles and responsibilities.

Share positive results to enhance members’ commitment to the organization and its mission.

Consider utilizing training aids to further provide awareness and knowledge regarding key factors.

Examine favorability ratings among specific climate factors and demographic subgroups to determine whether diminished perceptions are more obvious among some of them.

After identifying the specific climate factors with low favorability ratings and those demographic subgroups that harbor negative perceptions regarding them, use these findings to plan follow-on assessment efforts, including focus groups, interviews, and written record reviews. Conducting focus groups and interviews with members of these subgroups can help determine the source and extent of specific perceptions.

Develop an action plan to address each specific validated concern, and socialize the plan with members. Set a timeline for each action item, and provide timely feedback on progress accomplishing them. This will demonstrate your willingness to listen to your subordinates, and take action to improve conditions whenever possible.

For actions targeted at strengthening specific factors, please visit the below links.

Organizational Effectiveness and related sub-factors:

https://www.defenseculture.mil/Assessment-to-Solutions/Factor-

Products/Organizational-Effectiveness/

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Equal Opportunity (EO) / Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Fair Treatment and related sub-factors: https://www.defenseculture.mil/Assessment-to-

Solutions/Factor-Products/Equal-Opportunity-Equal-Employment-Opportunity-

EO-EEO/

Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) and related sub-factors:

https://www.defenseculture.mil/Assessment-to-Solutions/Factor-

Products/Sexual-Assault-Prevention-and-Response-SAPR/