The Soldier Fitness Tracker: Global Delivery of Comprehensive Soldier Fitness.

Carefully implemented technology strategies are vital to the success of large-scale initiatives such as the U.S. Army's Comprehensive Soldier Fitness (CSF) program. Achieving the U.S. Army's vision for CSF required a robust information technology platform that was scaled to millions of users and tha...

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Published in:American Psychologist Vol. 66; no. 1; pp. 73 - 77
Main Authors: Fravell, Mike, Nasser, Katherine, Cornum, Rhonda
Format: Article
Published: American Psychological Association January 2011
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      ab: Carefully implemented technology strategies are vital to the success of large-scale initiatives such as the U.S. Army's Comprehensive Soldier Fitness (CSF) program. Achieving the U.S. Army's vision for CSF required a robust information technology platform that was scaled to millions of users and that leveraged the Internet to enable global reach. The platform needed to be agile, provide powerful real-time reporting, and have the capacity to quickly transform to meet emerging requirements. Existing organizational applications, such as “Single Sign-On,” and authoritative data sources were exploited to the maximum extent possible. Development of the “Soldier Fitness Tracker” is the most recent, and possibly the best, demonstration of the potential benefits possible when existing organizational capabilities are married to new, innovative applications. Combining the capabilities of the extant applications with the newly developed applications expedited development, eliminated redundant data collection, resulted in the exceeding of program objectives, and produced a comfortable experience for the end user, all in less than six months. This is a model for future technology integration. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.
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