A Conceptual Operational Model for Command and Control of International Missions in the Canadian Forces
Abstract
Defence Research and Development Canada-Valcartier has sponsored the development of a Conceptual Operational Model of the strategic planning process within the Canadian Forces Joint Staff. This model is intended to convey an understanding of the processes within the headquarters for planning and monitoring international missions. As such, it captures the command and control processes at the strategic level of the Department of National Defence. The objective was to construct an IDEF process model. An IDEF model is, however, a rather abstract representation and is not easily interpreted by itself. Therefore, the process adopted was to apply the information from surveying the Joint Staff in constructing three different views that contribute to the construction of an IDEF model. The first step was a simple context model that shows a single process (Plan development) and the primary interfaces with that process. The context diagram was supplemented with an activity diagram that breaks the process down into discrete activities and allocates those activities to the organizational elements. The third view constructed was a hierarchical view of the activities that provides a structured and more detailed breakdown of the activities. The three views of the planning process provide most of the information, in an easily understood form, that can be applied to the construction of an IDEF model. The model describes the process activities, objects, and attributes necessary to enable an evaluation of the headquarters process. The model enables the identification of target organizational cells for which new tools may be offered to improve the effectiveness of specific activities, such as mission planning, or to improve the quality of the products of those activities. The Conceptual Operational Model is the first step in the development of new support tools specifically in the domain of situation awareness and strategic planning.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADA468699
Entities
People
- Kendall Wheaton
- Larry Cochran