Using the Command and Control Framework to Analyse Command Challenges

Abstract

This paper describes a study addressing the validation of the Pigeau-McCann framework for command and control. The framework is a re-conceptualization of command, control and C2 that is intended to provide a comprehensive and consistent base both for the scientific investigation of C2 and for the development of military C2 policy and doctrine. The validation approach involved the assessment of the explanatory power of the framework in the context of actual situations in which military personnel confronted operational challenges. The results endorse the value of the framework as a tool for categorizing and quantifying aspects of command, of control and of C2. Furthermore, with refinement, the tool could also be used by the military to analyze and understand challenging C2 situations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA467623

Entities

People

  • Allan English
  • Carol Mccann
  • Ross Pigeau

Organizations

  • Defence Research and Development Canada

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Command And Control
  • Computers
  • Doctrine
  • Frequency
  • Judgment
  • Language
  • Law
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personality
  • Psychology
  • Training

Readers

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

Technology Areas

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