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Posted by: Superchaos2585
« on: January 12, 2011, 07:23:27 am » Very good read. I'll get at this right away.
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Posted by: Mustang MKIII« on: January 07, 2011, 10:21:16 am »I'll try.
Posted by: CrazyHobo« on: January 07, 2011, 05:20:53 am »CARVER is a no-fail matrix used by Navy SEALs, that teaches to asses targets.
CARVER stands for Criticality Accessibility Recognizability Vulnerability Effect on th Overall Mission Return of Effort (Recuperability) This is the way you figure out what target counts the most. Here's how the elements factor into assessing the value of any military target, large or small: Criticality: How vital is this to the overall mission? If I hit this target, is it going to contribute to achieveing ultimate victory? Accessibility: How easily can I get to this target? How easy is it for me to hit the target? Recognizability: How easy is it for me to find the target? How easy or difficult is it for me to recognize the things I need to do in order to knock this target down? Vulnerability: What is the degree of force needed to destroy the target? Can it be easily finished within a certain time frame? What is the extent of the resources needed to knock this target down? Effect on Overall Mission: To what degree will the destruction of this target affect my enemy? How much closer will this get us to ending the war? Return of Effect: Can the enemy recover from the destruction of this target? If so, how long will it take? What is the return on this initial investment of resources, and when will I see it? Now here is what I want you guys to do with CARVER: I want each of you to name 5 things you are struggling with right now. We shall call them targets. Grab a piece of paper and a pen or pencil. What you are going to is analyze these targets and prioritize them using CARVER, so you know which one is the most important for you to take care of right away. A value of every answer is based on 1 to 5; 5 being the most valuable and/or easiest to attain, and 1 being the least valuabe and/or the most difficult to attain. You have to be RUTHLESSLY honest with yourself. Pick a target and start with criticality. How critical is the accomplishment of this target? Will hitting this target improve your life in a significant way? Give the answer in a 1 to 5 scale. Next goes accessibility. How accessible are the tools or the facility you have to get it? Do you have ultimate control over this or does it require other people to be involved? Who really does the work it will take get this done? True power is recognizing who or what really wields the authority to make things happen. Next: Recognizability. Will you recognize the things you must do? Is what you have to do clearly defined? Vulnerability: How vulnerable is this target? How much can get in the way of you accomplishing this target? Or does after this target make you vulnerable in any way? 1 to 5, keep in mind. Effect on the Overall Mission: How close does this take you to where to need to go? Return Effort: How much time/money and/or effort will it take, before I see a result? Will I overextend myself going for this target? How easy and how soon will it be for me to see a return on my effort? Will the rewards I get from taking out this target be worth the investment of time and energy I use to reach it? You give each of those a numerical answer based on the scale of 1 to 5, remember? You have 6 numbers right now. I want you to sum them up, so you would get an overall score. You wrote down five targets and used CARVER on each of them. Now I want you to determine which two targets have the highest score. Those two will show not only the most critical, but also the most easy to attain. If two targets are both critical and hitting them would have a high effect on your happiness, go with the easier - that is, more accessible-one first. You can build on that success - nothing breeds confidence like accomplishment. I want you people to understand CARVER, because it is a very useful tool in life. But the reason I am writing all this is because we need to revive Fenrir's Fangs. But that is for later. First you need to assess your own values. Get to it, men. |
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