High Leverage Command and Control Functions with Critical Human Roles

Abstract

The Command and Control systems of the future must support high quality decisions even when the pace of battle is very fast, the situation is uncertain, and organizations are complex and geographically distributed. This analysis identifies the set of Command and Control functions whose improvement would contribute most to achieving this goal. It identifies three sets of functions: a first set whose improvement will most improve C2 decision making; a second set that would benefit most from improvements in human performance; and a third set where improving human performance will produce the greatest payoff to C2 and operational effectiveness. Five of these functions in this final set support situation assessment, with emphasis on identifying needed information, on situation projection, and on sharing the common picture. The other five functions support planning and execution. These emphasize developing the strategic concept, expressing intent and plan logic, and supporting adaptive control.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA461212

Entities

People

  • David Noble

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Cognition
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Directives
  • Economic Forecasting
  • Environment
  • Identification
  • Information Assurance
  • Information Overload
  • Lessons Learned
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Research
  • Motor Skills
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Vulnerability

Readers

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control