Please note that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the
>Westinghouse Electric Company (WEC) are making the Work Obstacle Metric
(WOBRIC) available to U.S. educational institutions, businesses,
government agencies, and non-profit organizations at no-cost through the
>federal technology transfer program. WOBRIC is a tool for measuring
organizational factors that inhibit effective work performance. It
>provides organizations with employee feedback concerning work obstacles in 12
>areas:
>
>+ Oral Communication
>+ Written Communication
>+ Equipment Condition
>+ Environmental Conditions
>+ Work Schedule
>+ Work Practices
>+ Work Planning
>+ Supervisory Methods
>+ Training
>+ Change Management
>+ Resource Management
>+ Managerial Methods
>
>WOBRIC consists of a 103-item questionnaire, and a 39-page administrator's
>guide containing instructions, a scoring key, a calculation worksheet, a
>summary sheet, and FAQs. This is a complete, turnkey package that can be
>administered by nearly every type of organization with little to no
modification. To obtain WOBRIC at no cost, fill out an application at
the DOE/WEC technology transfer website:
http://www.t2ed.com
After we process your application (usually in one working day or less),
we will send you an ID and password allowing you to download WOBRIC
directly from our website to your computer in your choice of word
processing formats. Then, you can use it for classroom purposes,
institutional development, and/or consulting. Over 160,000 pages of
other analysis tools, training courses, and guides are available at no
cost through the site.
Bill Keeley
Intellectual Capital Manager
Westinghouse/WID
PO Box 2078, GS-213
Carlsbad, NM 88221
keeleyb@wipp.carlsbad.nm.us
505.234.7594