Future Water Priorities for the Nation: Directions for the U.S. Geological Survey Water Mission Area (2018)
Chapter: Appendix D: Prioritization Rubric
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Prioritization Rubric
The committee developed the following rubric as a way to refine the water resource and science challenges and questions identified for the next 25 years (see Statement of Task 1 and Box 1.1) to those that would have high potential to benefit the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS’s) strategic science and other federal agency priorities (see Statement of Task 3). The rubric addressed scientific importance, societal need, relevance to the USGS mission, and relevance to partners; from these criteria, the committee was able to narrow the 10 questions identified in Chapter 2 of this report to the five in Chapter 3. This rubric was based on a project prioritization framework created by the Office of Quality Improvement at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.1
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1 Gosenheimer, C., B. Rust, and N. Thayer-Hart. 2012. Project Prioritization: A Structured Approach to Working on What Matters Most. Office of Quality Improvement. University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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| Relevance to Partners Other parts of USGS Other federal agencies State, tribal, and local agencies Stakeholders (nongovernmental organizations, general public, private sector) Total Score: |
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