Scenario Development Tool: Enabling Planners to Develop and Refine a Plan at a Rapid Pace

摘要

Military planners are frequently tasked with developing a complicated plan in a short amount of time while employing minimal resources. Current planning processes are conducted manually and planner must collaborate through face-to-face or digital communications. We propose a software planning tool that will use an existing simulation to allow planners to input a variety of controllable and uncontrollable variables. The Scenario Development Tool (SDT) will then execute the underlying simulation and present the user with response surfaces. While limitations exist, the SDT has the potential to be a valuable tool for all military planners. The tool has achieved an initial capability and is able to run on a limited scenario. Initial results and future potential are discussed.