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DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title: TASK PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS REPORT
Number: DI-HFAC-81894 Approval: 20130325
AMSC Number: 9331 Limitation: N/A
DTIC Applicable: No GIDEP Applicable: No
Office of Primary Responsibility: AM
Applicable Forms: N/A
Use/Relationship: The analysis of human tasks involved in the operation, maintenance, or
support of the equipment under development provides one of the bases for making decisions in
the area of human engineering, training, test and evaluation, manning, and work load. This Data
Item Description (DID) identifies the Government content and format requirements to prepare a
report of task performance analysis data. The Task Performance Analysis Report shall be
presented in both graphical and textural form.
Task Performance Analysis is used by trainers, logisticians, human engineers, and specialists in
health and safety, manpower and personnel to make decisions regarding the design, performance,
and support of a weapon system. From the earlier stages throughout the sustainment phase; its
Activities, 11.3 through 11.6, are in Tables 12 through 16 of MIL-HDBK-502A; and the Activity
12 (also associated with Human Engineering), is located in table 17 through 21.
a. This DID contains the preparation instructions for a Task Performance Analysis Report as
required by the applicable tasks of the Human Engineering Requirements for Military Systems,
Equipment, and Facilities in MIL-STD-46855.
b. This DID is applicable to the acquisition of military systems, equipment, and facilities.
c. Structural elements 3.1d through 3.1j will be furnished per Activity 9.8 - Task Inventory
of TA-STD-0017. All data associated with Task Inventory will be documented in accordance with
the Logistics Product Data as defined in Chapter 2 of GEIA-STD-0007 Logistics Product Data.
Requirements:
1. Reference documents. The applicable issue of documents cited herein, such as MIL-
STD-46855, TA-STD-0017 and GEIA-STD-0007, including their approval dates and dates of
any applicable amendments, notices, and revisions, shall be as specified in the solicitation or
contract.
Tailoring. The Task Performance Analysis Report DID shall be tailored to reflect the Statement
of Work (SOW) and/or its equivalent, system specification, and phase of development. Any
proposed tailoring shall identify the DID paragraph, the proposed change(s) and a rationale.
Tailoring specified by the procuring agency shall also be included. If no tailoring is proposed
beyond that specified by the procuring agency, this shall be stated.
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