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of the team/subteam leaders when it became necessary to rewrite the reports. If some of 

 these people do not suffer from bum-out, we would be surprised. 



Y. Question: How is the best way to address data quality and product quality when \ 



time is limited? I 



Answer: There should have been some oversight provided for teams that were 

 floundering in conceptualizing their work We attempted to raise some of these concerns j 



to SAA leaders after observing/participating in the team meetings, but little corrective 

 action was taken. There should be some drafts required at various stages of the the j 



assessment, starting very early. Technical expertise is important in early reviews and 

 oversight of an assessment. 



COORDINATION OF RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT 



Z. Question: How can Research and Management branches of agencies (such as 

 Forest Service) work best together? 



Answer: Put them in the same room. We also think it is important for people 

 from Districts, Supervisors' Offices, and Regional Office to work together on the same 

 teams A blending of organizational perspectives is important to make the assessment 

 work 



2. Question: If you could change things about this assessment, what would they be'' 

 Please prioritize 



Answer: 



a) Get a better picture of what the reports would look like. 



b) Provide more direction to the teams about how to produce this kind of a report 



c) Get more robust, critical peer review from outside professionals 



d) Eliminate subteams— they tended to lose focus on the questions and on creating a report 

 for the whole team 



e) Create a charter agreed to by all of the participating agencies 



f) Provide more support for the team members (money, time relief, recognition). 



3. Question: With the SAA complete, what follow-up actions do you think should be 

 taken and by whom? In other words — what should be the next step? 



