Force Options and Plans Brigadier Jason Blain Director General - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Force Options and Plans Brigadier Jason Blain Director General Force Options and Plans Mr Anthony Ween Director Force Planning and Prioritisation Scope FOAP Branch Overview Force Design and Strategy Responding to Risk
Brigadier Jason Blain
Director General Force Options and Plans
Mr Anthony Ween
Director Force Planning and Prioritisation
– Responding to Risk – Role of the Capability Program Narrative
– Defence Capability Assessment Program – Force Exploration and some Focus Areas
Force Options Testing Force Structure Plannin g and Prioritisation
Force Options, and Plans Branc h
Concepts, Doctrine, Experimentation, Lesson s and Preparedness
Joint Force Analysis Branch
VCDF HF D
Investment Management, Performance Measurement and Governance
Investment Portfolio Management Branc h
SES Band 1
VCDF with evidence-based assessments of joint force plans and options that enable informed capability investment decisions.
– Manage the Force Design Cycle and lead the Defence Capability Assessment Program (DCAP) – Maintains the integrity of the Integrated Investment Program by ensuring decisions are based on Joint capability priorities and balance of investment considerations. – The Force Options Development function converts identified gaps and opportunities into Force Design outputs, including Joint Capability Narratives. – Force Structure Assessment examines options and conducts force structure assessments to inform design of the future force, as well as developing Capability Program Narratives. – The Force Planning and Prioritisation function analyses, synthesizes and prioritises Force Design outputs to demonstrate prioritised and viable portfolio options. They will also develop and maintain the Force Design Body of Knowledge. – Works with a wide range of Defence, Government, Industry, academia and international stakeholders.
Force Options & Plans Branch BRIG Blain Force Structure Assessmen t COL Ward Force Options Developmen t GPCAPT Schneider Force Planning & Prioritisatio n Mr Ween
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*based on interim CLC Manual 2016
Maintaining the integrity of the Integrated Investment Program Defence White Paper 2016 Next Defence White Paper
Bi-annual updates
time Designing the Future Force Level of effort Government Decisions – Strategy, Resources, Capability
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1. If it is decided that our response does not sufficiently lower risk to Australia, (especially because of a change in risk) 2. If our operational plans and capabilities cannot deliver the operational effects required to deliver
3. If there is a structural misalignment between our capabilities and our resources 4. If there is a structural misalignment between our strategic aspirations and the resources available
1 2 3 4 Risks Response
Strategy Capability Resources
1 2 3 4
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6 Capability Streams 40 Capability Programs
Strategic Direction
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Conducted when directed by Government, and provides potentially fundamental as well as iterative change to both force structure and Defence Strategy
Fundamental
Conducted as required, in-year to address specific gaps or
Agile
Conducted annually, to align with Portfolio Budget Statements, and provides iterative change to the Integrated Investment Plan
Annual
Opportunities facing Defence should be expressed and prioritised against a common framework.
the first DCAP cycle that addresses the likelihood of missions being required to be performed.
This framework will support clear accountability, driving robust and transparent decision-making.
Missions are owned by Government, developed with advice from SP&I and Defence leadership Mission Effects are owned by SP&I, and developed and refined in close dialogue with VCDF Group and the Services Assessment of our Gaps and Opportunities in delivering these Mission Effects, and advice on Defence’s most effective investments in response to them, are owned by Force Design within VCDF Group, supported by the whole
the Senior Leadership Demand- side Supply-side
8 Force Exploration
Purpose:
The purpose of Force Exploration is to explore and formulate an understanding of unbounded and/or ‘blue sky’ G&Os.
Key process notes:
1. G&Os that are deeply unbounded and/or beyond the scope of the Defence Streams - i.e science and technology based - are allocated (by Force Structure Assessments) to Force Exploration for further research and analysis. 2. DST Group will be responsible for reviewing G&Os submitted to Force Exploration and allocating them to the most appropriate analysis owner for exploration (e.g. allocation to EDTAS, DST Group, Industry, Academia etc.). 3. Once G&Os have been allocated to analysis owners, Force Options Development will be responsible for monitoring analysis activities and generating progress reports. 4. Force Options Development will receive force options from analysis owners and evaluate them to ensure they meet output requirements Note: Where extensive analysis activities are required, the outputs from such activities may be submitted to Force Options Development as part of a later DCAP cycle.
– Joint Decision Support – Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination
G&O input
Industry has the
innovation
Force Design through DIH and CMs.
Options
Industry and innovation options are tested for suitability as part of force option development
Priorities
Force Design Priorities will be fed to industry, through the Innovation Steering Group, the IC and Government Force Exploration A Force Exploration function, coordinated by FDD and supported by DSTG, will explore revolutionary innovation over longer timeframes
– First iteration of the annual DCAP cycle – Understanding of available Defence data and evidence – Completing Capability Program Narratives – Engagement and Best Practice with
– Contested process – Insightful prioritisation activities
– Build shared understanding of Force priorities and assumptions – Continue to build transparency & trust – Enhance evidence base and decision support