Evaluation of Current Automated Civil Engineer System Non-Appropriated Funds Project Programming Procedures

<p>It is essential that businesses continually improve their automated information systems (AIS) to support the changing needs of the organization. The Air Force civil engineering organization is no exception and they have drastically improved their Automated Civil Engineer System (ACES) since its implementation in 2000. However there are many problems associated with the non-appropriated funds (NAF) project programming business rules within ACES. These problem areas were not addressed until recently when an integrated process team (IPT) met and proposed numerous changes to how NAF programming is accomplished in ACES. This research effort through a web-based survey focuses on the perceived benefits of these proposed changes from a base-level programming perspective. It also investigated current programming procedures that might affect how well the proposed changes are implemented along with NAF and ACES training issues. Descriptive statistics were used to answer the research questions using survey responses from a sample size of 35 base-level programmers. The results indicated that programmers agree or strongly agree that the majority of changes proposed by the IPT will be beneficial in improving NAF programming in ACES. However several potential problems areas might surface due to current programming procedures at base-level when these changes are implemented into ACES. Automatic email notifications on project status electronic attachments to the project file and use of non ACES templates are all areas of concern brought up in this research effort.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>