Planning and Liaison
Staff Skills
A round peg for a round hole: a new approach to non-operational decision making
Why do we insist on using operational planning tools to support non-operational decisions? In this article, Greg Colton proposes a new approach to non-operational decision making: the Military Staff...
By Greg Colton
Planning and Liaison
DFSS Signals Planning Process
A must see video from the Defence Force School of Signals that explains how signals planning coincides with operational plans.
By The Cove
Planning and Liaison
Five Ideas: On Planning
A planning team can seize, or lose, the initiative in a moment so getting it right is important. Insights on planning from MAJGEN Chris Field.
By Chris Field
Planning and Liaison
Terrain Model Construction
In this article, David Chichetti explains the step-by-step process for constructing a mud model.
By The Cove
Planning and Liaison
ADDP 3.11 Civil-Military Operations
This resource describes the nature and scope of Civil-military operations as a component of Australian Defence Force operations.
By The Cove
Planning and Liaison
Commander's Update Brief Exemplars
This link provides examples of unit and Brigade level Commander's Update Brief presentations
By The Cove
Planning and Liaison
The Utility of War Gaming
This article from 'Wavell Room' highlights the key themes of the British Army's Headquarters 20 Armoured Infantry Brigade wargaming experiences.
By The Cove
Planning and Liaison
Templates, Reports & Returns and Exemplars
This resource links to the Australian Army's Combat Brigade Standard Operating Procedures to access the Report and Returns templates
By The Cove
Planning and Liaison
Forging the Centre of Gravity
In this paper Troy Mitchell argues that the best way for planners to conduct Centre of Gravity analysis is to employ Structures Analytic Techniques.
Planning and Liaison
Planning, Fast and Slow: or how to make military planning work for you
In this paper, Daniel Hebdidich explores how the 21st century commander and planner can be trained to assess and react to rapidly changing military situations.
By Dan Hebditch
