The Human View Handbook for MODAF: Part V – Appendices

The Human View Handbook
Part 5: Appendices
H.3 Commander’s Update Brief
The Project
The Commander’s Daily Update Brief is an operational brief that provides updates
regarding the readiness and operational assets throughout the command, with a focus
on the previous 24 hours and the next 24 hours. The staff process that produces the
brief includes analysing data sources, creating Microsoft PowerPoint slides, and
numerous review cycles.
Through automation of formerly manual processes a significant amount of staff time
was saved, while also allowing presentation of more current and less static
information. The new system automated the data gathering process using Web
services that pull data directly from authoritative sources. However, the process is
still largely stove-piped along functional area divisions. The process of preparing all the
information into a single presentation to meet the admiral’s information requirements
is very labour-intensive (Handley & Heacox 2005).
HVs were used to analyse the impact of an already implemented technology insertion
on human enterprise components, to evaluate performance changes retrospectively,
and plan for future projects. Moreover, the HVs can be used provide the foundation
for reviewing the organisational processes and structures in order to assess redesign
needs and options.
The HV products were captured to be able to augment the previously captured DoDAF
OV and SV products. HVs can help evaluate the efficiency of the baseline system in the
briefing production cycle. These provide a foundation for determining projected time
and staff savings when integrating new technologies and processes into the briefing
production cycle.
The examples were kindly provided by the NATO RTO HFM 155 working group (NATO
RTO 2010). They were produced as example material to illustrate the use of a set of
NATO HVs developed through an international collaboration project. The numbering
system and definition of the NATO HVs is slightly different. They were transferred into
the UK HV concepts as far as possible. Moreover, they were developed in relation to
DoDAF. The equivalent MODAF views are cited.
The Process
Figure 22 traces the approximate path of progressing the HV development for the
Commander’s Daily Update Brief in relation to MODAF Views. The blue lines between
numbered star symbols show the order of progression. Table 7 provides a key to the
numbers. Note that it also includes a reference to the original NATO HVs numbers.
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