Accession Number : ADA472241

Title :   Making Information Operations Effects-Based: Begin with the End (-State) in Mind!

Descriptive Note : Conference paper with briefing charts

Corporate Author : EDITH COWAN UNIV PERTH (AUSTRALIA)

Personal Author(s) : Duczynski, Guy

Handle / proxy Url :             Check NTIS Availability...

Report Date : APR 2005

Pagination or Media Count : 60

Abstract : The literature on Effects Based Operations (EBO) continues to be dominated by theory, with limited evidence of (successful) practical application reported. This situation is entirely acceptable in the early formative stages of any new concept, as first hesitant steps are taken and the authority of a shared idea gradually develops. EBO is now a global phenomenon. The effects must have primacy in shaping the actions that are taken. EBO practitioners, particularly those within the information operations domain, need those hands-on executable actions that can be taken to solve problems in the real world. Furthermore, these executable actions can only be enabled through the possession of specific capabilities. The paper offers that a systems approach that includes a problem space, a solution space and a design space may bring the necessary totality to the subject, guarding against premature use of means that appear to fit well with the context a fixation with efficiency rather than effectiveness. The paper argues that an examination of the systemic interactions amongst factors may deepen planners or policy-makers understanding of why a region or area of interest behaves the way it does, before they attempt to change it. A method is detailed that couples effects statements and means and highlights capability requirements. A case study example is provided using North Korea.

Descriptors :   *MILITARY STRATEGY, *SYSTEMS APPROACH, *MILITARY PLANNING, NORTH KOREA, SYMPOSIA, AUSTRALIA, MILITARY DOCTRINE, CASE STUDIES, DECISION THEORY

Subject Categories : OPERATIONS RESEARCH
      MILITARY OPERATIONS, STRATEGY AND TACTICS
      ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

Distribution Statement : APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

Search DTIC's Public STINET for similiar documents.

Members of the public may purchase hardcopy documents from the National Technical Information Service.