Technical performance measures (TPM) is a term used by the
US military
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to refer to key technical goals that needed to be met, where the technical goals were vital for the functioning of a system in its environment.
Definitions
TPM is defined as "the continuing prediction and demonstration of the degree of anticipated or actual achievement of selected technical objectives."
A definition given by Dr. Norman Waks, formerly
Director of Defense Research and Engineering
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in the
Office of the Secretary of Defense is as follows:
References
External links
A series of documents on TPM, from 1997-1998Technical Performance Measurement Handbook, 1984
Human resource management
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