1. NDIA Game Mechanics

2. Space Layout 209 Wk Gp D 210 215 214 Wk Gp C Plenary Session and
Food
Registration
Food
210
Wk Gp C
215
Plenary Session and
Wk Gp A
214
Wk Gp B

3. Game Mechanics Four Working Groups A, B, C, D
Group A in Room 215
Group B in Room 214
Group C in Room 210
Group D in Room 209
Each Working Group will evaluate the Distributed Operations Concept and the two D.O. related wargames.
There will be Four Moves
Move 0
Info briefs in Plenary
Move 1
Review and comment on the Concept and the games
Move 2
Record your list of 3 to 5 critical capability sets required to execute the DO Concept
Prepare Outbrief
Move 3
Outbriefs in Plenary (20 Mins per Group)

4. Game Mechanics Format Review Concept and Game Results
Agreements, Disagreements and Why
List 3-5 Critical Capabilities
Describe each Capability
Description
Actions required
Standards
Advantages and Disadvantages
Key Issues, other Capabilities Discussed.

5. Review
Agreements and Why .
Disagreements and Why

6. Group X List of Critical Capabilities
(List Key capabilities needed to support the Concept) X

7. Title of Each Critical Capability (i.e. Distributed Fires)
Description (ability to do something) 
What actions are required to implement this capability
Standards: Proposed Metrics / to what degree 
Effect of this capability
Advantages
Disadvantages
Effect on Enemy
Enemy Effect on Capability
This slide is intended to provide the Senior Leadership/audience with the highlighted capability we want to focus on that was culled out from the CONOPS development.
For example:
Description: Ability to conduct MCM Operations for a brigade size force.
Actions required to Implement:
Standards: Time, Speed (3 lanes per battalion, etc.)
Effect of this capability:
-Advantages: World Wide Effect on potential adversaries
-Disadvantages: Cost
-Effect on Enemy: Will force him to develop counter measures
-Enemy Effect on Capability:

8. Key Issues and other Capabilities
What key issues remain to be considered?
What additional key capabilities were considered?
Could bring up STRATLIFT as an overall issue.
Could bring up the number of deep water repair facilities located overseas in the timeline of a CONOPS…requires us to move to X location to affect repairs.

9. File Organization Computer Folders File Naming Convention
Use unique file names
Start with NDIA 05
Then Gp X
Then description i.e. Outbrief, Notes Draft etc
i.e. “NDIA 05 Gp A Outbrief.ppt”