A Structured, Yet Agile Approach to Designing C2 Operating Environments
Abstract
Command and Operations (COMOPS) Centers represent some of DOD's most technologically advanced and costly operating environments leading to significant Defense, Intelligence, Security, and Safety investments. COMOPS Centers also tend to be some of the most rigid environments, inflexible to match the ever-evolving operations tempo of today's DOD Mission. COMOPS Centers are planned, designed, and built around mission. Mission Architectures are conceived as an idea, instantiated and refined, and almost invariably face dynamic change conditions including security, defense, or threat conditions changes, advancements in methods and technologies, as well as fiscal realities. While the mission is dynamic, the COMOPS Centers that hosts the social, technical, and physical architectures to execute the mission are often inert with inflexibilities that lead to misalignments in supporting environments, inefficiency/ineffectiveness in mission execution, and, ultimately, compelling needs to redefine, rejuvenate, retrain, or retire often under demands for rapid responsiveness. A Structured, yet Agile Approach to Designing C2 Operating Environments discusses the innovative methods of developing architectures best aligned to future needs. Then, as missions change, presents ideas for how to instantiate and modernize the COMOPS Centers in manners that are less disruptive and that deliver performance improvement at reduced acquisition costs and timelines.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2012
- Accession Number
- ADA570173
Entities
People
- Donovan Lusk
- Gerard Skinner
Organizations
- Naval Information Warfare Systems Command