Table II. Examples of Lower-Tier Objectives

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The statement, "optimize activities," for example, is not an adequate statement of an

objective because it fails to identify the context and the direction of preference.

9.2.3

Guideline 2.3-- Statement of Performance Measures. The RBP system should (1)

specify the performance measures to be used for evaluating and comparing decision

objectives and (2) identify the relationship between the performance measures and

their associated decision objectives (i.e., the decision objectives whose achievement

the performance measures are meant to quantify).

TABLE II. Examples of Lower-Tier Objectives

Primary Objectives

Lower-Tier Objectives

Health and Safety

Minimize adverse effects upon public health and safety

Minimize adverse effects upon site personnel health and safety

Minimize population risk

Minimize individual risk

Minimize risk urgency

Mission Impact

Maximize achievement of mission objectives

Minimize missed milestones

Minimize uncertainty

Maximize workforce knowledge, skills, and abilities

Maximize facility/equipment capabilities and quality

Efficiency

Maximize workforce motivation

Maximize (minimize) cost savings (losses)

Maximize worker productivity

Maximize return on investment

Societal Impact

Minimize public concern

Minimize cultural impacts

Maximize economic benefit to local community

Maximize public acceptance of risks

Environmental

Impact

Minimize risk to water resources

Minimize risk to land resources

Minimize risk to air resources

Note: The objectives identified above are representative only. The listing is neither complete nor

mandatory. The selection of objectives is dependent upon the specific application of the RBP process.

Discussion. The success of an RBP application hinges upon the performance

measures accurately representing and quantifying the level of achievement of the

decision objectives. To evaluate and compare decision objectives, it is helpful to

provide clear statements of the intent and limitations of the performance measures.

Such statements promote RBP system quality and facilitate peer review. For each

performance measure, a scale that defines the range of interest for each decision

objective should be provided. A scale can be based on either natural or surrogate