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Investigation Tasks Description

Required for investigation type:

1	formulate questions to generate new data	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
2	recognize perceived self interests of everyone involved in or affected by incident				4	5	6	7	8
3	define physical changes produced during incident		2	3	4	5	6	7	8
3a	define pre-occurrence states		2	3	4	5	6	7	8
3b	document post-occurrence states		2	3	4	5	6	7	8
3c	define physiological changes (injuries) during incident
3d	define pre-occurrence states		2	3	4	5	6	7	8
3e	document post-occurrence states		2	3	4	5	6	7	8
4	Identify "actors" involved in an occurrence		2	3	4	5	6	7	8
5	define and order data acquisition tasks	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
6	protect data sources against premature change			3	4	5	6	7
6a	identify/protect physical objects likely to change			3	4	5	6	7
6b	identify/protect people data at risk			3	4	5	6	7
6c	control personal risks to investigator			3	4	5	6	7
70	define actions required to produce observed conditions		2	3	4	5	6	7	8
71	Acquire data about interactions from witnesses	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
72	acquire data about interactions from object sources		2	3	4	5	6	7	8
77	prepare investigation graphics/visual aids - photographs	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
77a	prepare investigation graphics/visual aids - sketches	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
77b	prepare investigation graphics/visual aids - drawings		2	3	4	5	6	7	8
77c	prepare investigation graphics/visual aids -maps		2	3	4	5	6	7	8
77d	prepare investigation graphics/visual aids -charts or graphs		2	3	4	5	6	7	8
80	transform observations into documentable format	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
81	organize events sequentially		2	3	4	5	6	7	8
81a	break down/decompose events		2	3	4	5	6	7	8
81b	transform observations into form entries	1
82	prepare narrative description of what happened	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
83	define events sets/pairs			3	4	5	6		8
84	apply cause-effect logic to events sets			3	4	5	6		8
84a	show causal links among events in sets			3	4	5	6		8
84b	define gaps in events flow logic			3	4	5	6		8
86	hypothesize bounded scenarios to fill gaps			3	4	5	6
87	acquire data to verify hypotheses			3	4	5	6
88	perform necessary/sufficient logic to event sets			3	4	5	6
14	distinguish relevant from irrelevant events/data			3	4	5	6		8
15	use events sets to define problem relationships				4	5	6		8
16	use events sets to evaluate problems/needs				4	5	6		8
17	select problems to address with recommendations				4	5	6		8
18	identify candidate actions to address problems				4	5	6		8
19	use events sets to evaluate candidate recommendations				4	5	6		8
20	develop rationale for selecting needed recommendations				4	5	6		8
21	develop recommendations effectiveness assessment plans and procedures				4	5	6		8
22	do objective quality assurance procedures for investigation outputs					5	6	7	8
22a	do objective quality assurance procedures investigation process					5	6	7
23	prepare credible report			3	4	5	6		8
90	respond to media inquiries			3	4	5	6		8
24	select investigation methodology/protocols		2	3	4	5	6		8
25	design AI tasks to take full advantage of available resources.					5	6		8
26	keep energies focused on remaining unknown events					5
61	set daily task priorities for each investigator or group					5	6		8
60	manage work force performance					5	6		8
62	assure needed information exchanges among workers					5	6		8
63	conduct public and private briefings		2	3	4	5	6		8
64	manage quality assurance procedures for team tasks and outputs					5	6		8
65	manage recommendation development process					5	6		8
66	manage report preparation					5	6		8
101	implement multinational investigating protocols						6	8	8
102	implement customs and conventions of host states						6	7	8
103	manage multicultural multinational investigation teams						6	7	8
1100	negotiate participation by non-government experts			3	4	5	6	7	8
40	adopt investigation process critique criteria			2	3	4	5	6		8
41	critique investigation process performance					5	6		8
42	develop investigation improvement proposals					5	6		8
43	upgrade investigation procedures					5	6		8

Contributors to date: See Revised page

 Ludwig Benner, Jr. Initial project plan, framework
Jeremy Dawson - information about forms, tasks