Agility, Focus, and Convergence: The Future of Command and Control

Abstract

The future of command and control is not "Command and Control." In fact, the term "Command and Control" has become a significant impediment to progress. This paper presents and discusses key terms that form the core of a new conceptual foundation -- one that can provide a point of departure for the systematic exploration of future "command and control." Three concepts form this core: agility, focus, and convergence. In brief, agility is the critical capability that organizations need to meet the challenges of complexity and uncertainty; focus provides the context and defines the purposes of the endeavor; convergence is the goal-seeking process that guides actions and effects.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA503771

Entities

People

  • David S. Alberts

Organizations

  • Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Convergence
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Economics
  • Information Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Language
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Network Centric Warfare
  • Organizational Structure
  • Security
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Linear Algebra
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.

Technology Areas

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