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for one or two person investigation project. Updated 6 Mar 98 Modified Task List for EIR Project (LB 6 Mar 98) Investigation Task list for one or two person investigation project. Pre-field investigation
Draft 09 Oct 97 Pre-field investigation[__ ] Select investigation methodology/protocols [__ ] Design AI tasks to take full advantage of available resources. [__ ] Identify and define perceived self interests of everyone affected by investigation [__ ] Negotiate with others who might be investigating [__ ] Identify and control personal risks to investigator [__ ] Define and order investigation tasks Field investigation tasks[__ ] Do walkaround/lookaround to familiarize self with scene [__ ] Identify physical objects likely to change [__ ] Identify people data likely to change [__ ] Protect data sources against premature change [__ ] Formulate questions to generate needed data [__ ] Document post-occurrence physical states [__ ] Define pre-occurrence physical states of involved objects [__ ] Define physical changes (damages) during incident [__ ] Document post-occurrence physiological states [__ ] Prepare investigation - photographs [__ ] Prepare investigation - sketches [__ ] Prepare investigation - drawings [__ ] Prepare investigation - maps [__ ] Prepare investigation - charts or graphs [__ ] Define pre-occurrence physiological states [__ ] Define physiological changes (injuries) during incident [__ ] Identify and define change makers that produced outcome [__ ] Define actions required to produce observed ending conditions [__ ] Acquire data about interactions from witnesses [__ ] Acquire data about interactions from object sources [__ ] Transform observations into form entries [__ ] Transform observations into event descriptions [__ ] Organize events sequentially [__ ] Focus energies on remaining unknown events [__ ] Select events to break down or decompose [__ ] Define events pairs or sets for logic testing [__ ] Apply cause-effect logic to events paris and sets [__ ] Demonstrate causal relationships among interactions [__ ] Define gaps in understanding of what happened [__ ] Hypothesize bounded scenarios to fill gaps [__ ] Acquire data to verify hypotheses [__ ] Develop plans for any testing/simulations [__ ] Apply necessary/sufficient logic to events [__ ] Separate relevant from irrelevant events/data [__ ] Do QC check of final description [__ ] Use events description to define problem relationships [__ ] Use events description to evaluate problems or needs [__ ] Assess gravity of each need ( fix/don't fix) [__ ] Select problems/needs to address with recommendations [__ ] Identify candidate actions to address problems or needs [__ ] Use events sets to evaluate each candidate recommendation [__ ] Develop rationale for selecting recommendations to be proposed [__ ] Develop recommendations effectiveness assessment plans and procedures [__ ] Do objective quality assurance procedures for final investigation outputs Post-field investigation[__ ] Prepare narrative description and explanation of what happened [__ ] Pick a cause, causes, causal factors, root cause, proximate, remote, errors or whatever. [__ ] Prepare final report [__ ] Defend final report [__ ] Respond to media inquiries [__ ] Do objective quality assurance procedures investigation process [__ ] Arrange for disposition of wreckage/debris/test objects [__ ] Arrange for archiving of data sources Lead investigator[__ ] Set daily task priorities for each investigator or group [__ ] Manage work force performance [__ ] Assure needed information exchanges among workers [__ ] Conduct public and private briefings [__ ] Manage quality assurance procedures for team tasks and outputs [__ ] Manage recommendation development process [__ ] Manage report preparation Multinational investigations[__ ] Implement multinational investigating protocols [__ ] Implement customs and conventions of host state [__ ] Manage multicultural multinational investigation teams [__ ] Negotiate participation by non-government experts [__ ] Critique investigation process
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