Improving the performance of the United States Department of Defense workforce by defining and solving organizational problems

Abstract

This paper uses structural problem solving as a methodology to define and solve organizational performance within the United States Department of Defense (DoD). First, the article presents the organizational challenges within the DoD and its impact on workforce performance. Afterwards, it discusses its causes and the possible actions needed to solve it. Then, it selects one main problem as the focus for the study, providing actions and arguments for its selection as the proposed solution to solve DoD’s organizational challenges. Key Terms ⎯ organizational performance, structural problem solving, workforce performance.