Transcription of Operational Design and the Center of Gravity
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Operational Design and the Center of Gravity Two Steps Forward, One Step Back By D a l e C . Ei k m e i e r J. oint Publication (JP) 5-0, Joint Opera- complementary way. Unfortunately, this is not understanding the Operational environment . tion Planning, contains a significant always easy; doctrine is not plug and play. The placement of the COG identifica - editing error that, if not corrected, Making sure the new concept is ready is only tion in this step is likely based on a poor will further confuse the integration half of the integration process. Integration understanding of JP , Joint Intelligence of the already difficult concepts of Design of new and older concepts and how they will Preparation of the Operational Environment and the Center of Gravity . Figure III-4 incor- function together requires thorough consid- (JIPOE), which discusses COG identifica - rectly places identification of friendly and eration.
commanders needed was a better identifica - tion process suited to ill-structured problems to complement existing problem-solving processes such as the joint operation planning process. Operational design was the solution to this challenge and is essentially a methodology for understanding complex environments and
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