NASA Procedures and Guidelines
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NPR 7500.2 Eff. Date: December 19, 2014 Cancellation Date:	NASA Technology Transfer Requirements
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Chapter 8: Performance Management and Reporting

8.1 Technology Transfer Metrics

8.1.1 NASA Headquarters, in conjunction with OMB, will maintain a set of well-defined metrics to evaluate the performance of Technology Transfer across the Agency. Typical metrics may include, but are not limited to:

a. Number of New Technology Reports

b. Processing Time for Certification of New Technology Reports

c. Number of Applications Patents Filed

d. Number of Patents Issued

e. Number of Technology Transfer Partnerships

f. Number of Patent Licenses

g. Percentage of Portfolio Licensed

h. Number of Copyright Licenses

i. Number of Software Usage Agreements

j. Number of Success Stories

8.1.2 NTTS will be the prime source for generation of metrics necessary for any reporting requested by OMB, GAO or Congress or other parts of the U.S. Government.

8.2 Reporting Requirements

8.2.1 NASA Headquarters will provide Center Technology Transfer Officers with a quarterly report of the metrics derived from NTTS data. Center Technology Transfer Officers will respond within two weeks of receiving these metrics reports with any corrections that are needed.

8.2.2 Center Technology Transfer Officers will respond within 2 weeks to all other Headquarters requests for information on technology transfer activities within the Center.

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