Building the Army: A Strategic Review of a Complex Problem

Abstract

Designing the future U.S. Army is a complex, ill-structured problem characterized by broadly defined objectives, a robust analytical process, constrained resources, multiple powerful stakeholders, conflicting interests, and a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) operating environment. After framing this problem using the strategy formulation model, this assessment recommends improvements to make the Total Army Analysis (TAA) process more effective and efficient. The Army can realize these improvements by requesting concise strategic direction, documenting resulting risk, considering joint interdependence, analytically prioritizing requirements, and improving relationships with key players in the process. In the long-term, the Army's TAA can serve as an excellent model for the robust and transparent analytic process required to build the future Joint Force.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA589343

Entities

People

  • Kelso W. Horst Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combatant Commanders
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Force Structure
  • Governments
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Security
  • Stability Operations
  • United States
  • United States Pacific Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Systems Analysis and Design