SBIR-STTR Award

InSite: Targeted Training Content Management
Award last edited on: 2/4/2024

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
DOD : Army
Total Award Amount
$1,114,759
Award Phase
2
Solicitation Topic Code
A18-092
Principal Investigator
Angelia Sebok

Company Information

Tier 1 Performance Solutions LLC

100 East River Center Boulevard Suite 100 Tower 2
Covington, KY 41011
   (859) 663-2114
   info@tier1performance.com
   www.tier1performance.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 04
County: Kenton

Phase I

Contract Number: W911NF-18-P-0004
Start Date: 8/2/2018    Completed: 2/1/2019
Phase I year
2019
Phase I Amount
$104,996
To respond to ever-evolving enemy tactics, realistic, effective training is needed in the operational environment. The Army has, and is currently developing, numerous computer-based resources to support scenario-based training at the point of need. To support the personnel who use these training systems, a content management system is needed. Further, recommendations for training, and adaptively changing training paths are required. The fact that the Army training systems have many different users inputting and accessing information increases the likelihood that relevant scenarios can be difficult to find, as tagging terms used by developers and search terms used by operational personnel might differ. This situation results in relevant training components going unused, and, importantly, results in operational units that are not fully prepared. To mitigate these problems, we propose to develop the InSite Targeted Training Content Management Tool. InSite will allow access to a variety of relevant resources, provide recommended training paths, and adapt that path based on unit performance. It will allow users to discover relevant training content, and develop training specific to their needs. InSite will be developed with structured, systematic and frequent user input, to ensure that the end result is both useful and usable.content management system,dashboard,user interface,tagging,metadata,agile software development,Usability,validated adaptive recommendations

Phase II

Contract Number: W912CG-19-C-0014
Start Date: 7/5/2019    Completed: 9/27/2021
Phase II year
2019
Phase II Amount
$1,009,763
To respond to ever-evolving enemy tactics, realistic, effective training is needed in the operational environment. The Army has, and is currently developing, numerous computer-based resources to support scenario-based training at the point of need. To support the personnel who use these training systems, a content management system is needed. Further, recommendations for training, and adaptively changing training paths are required. The fact that the Army training systems have many different users inputting and accessing information increases the likelihood that relevant scenarios can be difficult to find, as tagging terms used by developers and search terms used by operational personnel might differ. This situation results in relevant training components going unused, and, importantly, results in operational units that are not fully prepared. To mitigate these problems, we propose to develop the InSite Targeted Training Content Management Tool. InSite will allow access to a variety of relevant resources, provide recommended training paths, and adapt that path based on unit performance. It will allow users to discover relevant training content, and develop training specific to their needs. In Phase II, we will develop InSite with structured and frequent user input, to ensure that the end result is both useful and usable.