Leaders are the Critical Element in the Network: Applying the Kotter Change Model in Shaping Future Information Systems.

摘要

This article uses the Kotter Change Model to analyze the Army s new vision and strategy for future information systems development as described in the Army Capstone Concept. The author describes how leadership shortfalls created the current situation, current measures being taken by our leaders to fix the system and considerations for the way ahead. Lessons learned tracking friendly and enemy forces manually during Operation Desert Storm in Iraq or Restore Hope in Somalia, resulted in a demand for more efficient information systems on the battlefield. Maintaining situational awareness and understanding became extremely difficult with multiple elements moving throughout the operational area and performing different tactical missions simultaneously. The lessons learned by past leaders and their recommendations were heeded. In the years since the end of the cold war, the military has leveraged different scientific innovations to deliver significantly advanced command and control platforms. However, lessons learned from today s operating environment and the uncertainty and complexity of future armed conflict call for a new approach to network-centric warfare.