MPAT TE-2 COMBINED TASK FORCE TRAINING Information Management

What is Information Management (IM) u The process of obtaining, manipulating, directing and controlling information u The ultimate goal is DECISION MAKING not information flow

DECISION UNDERSTANDING KNOWLEDGE INFORMATION DATA Unity of Joint Force and Effort Unity of Joint Force and Effort JFC’s Intent and Concept of Operations (Planning) JFC’s Intent and Concept of Operations (Planning) Orders (Execution) Orders (Execution) Common, Relevant Situational Awareness Common, Relevant Situational Awareness Information Life Cycle

GLOBAL INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT MILITARY INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT C2 PROCEDURES COALITION AND LIAISON SYSTEMS SERVICE HQ & FORCES DOD C4I SYSTEMS TACTICAL C4I SYSTEMS INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATIONS ENEMY FORCES & C4I SYSTEMS JOINT HQ & FORCES PRIVATE VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS NEWS MEDIA OTHER GOVERNMENTS US GOVERNMENT COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATION SATELLITES INDUSTRY NON- GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS INTERNET

JTF Computer/Telecom Resources Directorate: Workstation JTF HQ: LAN JTF: INTRANET / WAN GLOBAL: INTERNET / OTHER

Information Considerations äPositioning äMobility & Tempo äAccessibility äFusion Cdr StaffSubordinatesHigher

Information Quality Criteria u Accuracy u Relevance u Timeliness u Usability u Completeness u Brevity u Security

CCIR DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA PRIORITY INTELLIGENCE REQUIREMENT (PIR) ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF FRIENDLY INFORMATION (EEFI) FRIENDLY FORCE INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS (FFIR)

Commander’s Critical Information Requirements WHEN TO LAUNCH NORMANDY INVASION An info management & decision support tool DECISION CCIR ELEMENTS OF CCIR ALLIED TROOP PREPARATIONS # LANDING CRAFT AVAILABLE DECEPTION PLAN WORKING WX/SEA CONDITIONS TIMING/LOCATION LUFTWAFFE STATUS LOCATION OF PANZER DIV PIR - LOCATION OF PANZER DIV & LUFTWAFFE - WEATHER/SEA CONDITIONS EEFI - DECEPTION PLAN -TIMING/LOCATION OF ATTACK FFIR - TROOP PREPARATION - LANDING CRAFT JTF COMMANDER’S DECISIONS CRITICAL INFORMATION TO SUPPORT THE DECISIONS THE COMMANDER MUST MAKE TYPES OF MILITARY INFORMATION

Process INTERNAL STAFF COORDINATION STAFF TIMELINE ENEMY/FRIENDLY SITUATION FACTS, ASSUMPTIONS, INTENT, ENDSTATE, MISSION, ETC. COA STATEMENT/SKETCH STAFF ESTIMATES REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION MTF MESSAGE SHELLS PLAN/ORDER SHELLS SHARED DRIVE SHARED DRIVE MASTER BRIEF MASTER BRIEF FUTURE PLANS FUTURE PLANS OPS ETC... LOG MASTER FILE MASTER FILE

Products CRISIS ACTION PLANNING PRODUCTS COORDINATION MESSAGES WARNING ORDERS TO COMPONENTS COMMANDER’S ESTIMATE CAMPAIGN PLAN OPERATIONS ORDER SITUATION REPORTS FRAGO’S AFTER ACTION REVIEW ANNEXES, APPENDICES, TABSSTAFF ESTIMATES SPECIFIED, IMPLIED TASKS LIMITATIONS ASSUMPTIONS RFI’SENDSTATE

Top to Bottom to Unify the Force Bottom to Top to Monitor Execution Laterally to Maintain Unity of Effort Information Flow HIGHER Components Subordinate ADJACENT CTF

WHO MANAGES RFI’S? J2J2 CURRENTOPSCURRENTOPSJ6J6 J1J1

Request for Information Flow 1.STAFF INQUIRY 2. STAFF REVIEW 3. RFI SUBMITTED TO HIGHER HEADQUARTERS 4. HIGHER HEADQUARTERS ANSWERS RFI 5. ANSWER PROVIDED TO STAFF 6. ANSWER AVAILABLE TO OTHER STAFF ELEMENTS

RFI Examples 1. “REQUEST DURATION OF SURVIVAL SUPPLIES (WATER, FOOD, POWER) AT ALL AMCIT LOCATIONS IN XXXXXX AND XXXXXX.”....AT EMBASSY/CONSULATE COMPOUNDS IN POSSIBLE EVAC SITES “STATUS OF HIGHWAYS AND RAIL TRANSPORT INTRA-XXXXXX AND INTRA- XXXXXX AND INTER-XXXXXX. RELIABILITY, BOTTLENECKS, CAPACITY.”...REQUEST INFORMATION ON THE OPERATIONAL STATUS OF RAIL LINES BETWEEN TOWN X AND TOWN Y. ALTERNATIVELY, REQUEST INFO ON OPERATIONAL STATUS OF RAIL LINES W/IN 200 NM OF POTENTIAL EVAC SITES

Goal of Information Management - Optimally Leverage Information Technologies Support Data Management Assess Effectiveness Manage “it” Rather Than “it” Manage Us Information “Quality” and “Flow”

Questions? u What do I know? u Who needs to know it? u How can I get it there? u How do I know they received it?