KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT

Briefer: COL (HE AR) Panagiotis Chanos NATO/IMS/Plans & Policy Senior Staff Officer

STRATEGY INTERNATIONAL

KD DEFINITIONS

KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT

Process that collects, analyses and integrates isolated data into a usable body of information, and makes it available to be shared.

Based on the understanding of Systems.

SYSTEM

A group of inter-acting or inter-dependent elements. Political, Military, Economical, Social, Infrastructure & Information Systems. PMESII “System of Systems” (SoS).

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

Organizing and communicating Knowledge.

PPolitical

MMilitary

EEconomical

SSocial

IInfrastructure

IInformation

KDPMESII

PMESII DOMAINS

Focused on adversaries (actual or potential).

Refers to the Area of Ops.

J2/G2 responsibility.

Examines the Military domain.

Sources are primarily military.

Analysts are from the military.

Product: IPB – Intelligence Preparation of the Battle Space.

MILITARY INTELLIGENCE KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT

Focused on adversaries, potential adversaries, neutral and friendly nations or entities, plus their environments.

Refers to the entire Operational Environment.

Cross-functional endeavor and responsibility.

Examines all PMESII domains.

Encompasses the deliberate use of non-military sources.

Analysts are SMEs from both inside and outside the military.

Product: CPOE – Comprehensive Preparation of the Operational Environment.

KNOWLEDGE vs INTELLIGENCE

• Holistic view.

• Situational awareness.

• Continuous, Adaptive, Networked.

• From Global to Local.

• Usable, Functional, Timely.

• Common Pool of Information.

• Contributors and Users.

• Integrates results from other operational activities.

• Level of Details differs at Different Levels.

KD MAIN CHARACTERISTICS

TACTICALLEVEL

(NRDC HQ)

OPERATIONALLEVEL(JFC)

STRATEGICLEVEL

(SHAPE)

What kind of IEDs are there available to the insurgents?

What is the network of delivering IEDs?

What are the reasons for IEDs attacks? (political, religious, social)

Where are IEDs going to explode?

Who:is the leader?have key positions?are the providers?

What are the motives to the perpetrators?

When are IEDs going to be detonated?

What are the raw materials and techniques used?

What kind of training do insurgents receive?Where are their bases?

Who are going to install or deliver them?

Where are the laboratories and the depots?

Who are supporters?(economically, morally, technically, politically)

Topic: Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)

EXAMPLEof Level of Detail and Granularity Required at Different Levels

LEVEL OF DETAILS

REQUIREMENTS

EXTERNALCUSTOMERS

INTERNALCUSTOMERS

1

KDCENTER

2

ACQUISITION

4

ANALYSIS

ASSESSMENT & CPOE

5

“NEEDTO

KNOW”

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REPOSITORIES

SEARCH

Sub HQs

ISR Units

HigherEchelon

NeighbrHQs

Partners Local

ThinkTanks

PrivateSector

TASK

REQUEST

LIAISEor

HIRE

OpenSources

NATO DBs

COLLECTION

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3b

3c

3d

3e

DISSEMINATION

CLASSIFIEDNETWORKS

UNCLASSIFIEDNETWORKS

CLASSIFICATION / RELEASABILITY

PUBLIC

6

DECISION MAKERS

KD PROCEDURE

7NATO

CUSTOMERS

NO Details.

NO Procedures.

NO Reports

NO Analytical Products.

NO Long Texts.

YES Diagrams.

YES Pictures or Maps.

YES Notes.

YES Assessments.

YES “So What?”.

ARE WE ADVERTISING?They do NOT have much time

(be prepared to provide details)

BE CONCISE AND PRECISE!They need to make a

TIMELY & RIGHT decision

PRODUCTS FOR DECISION MAKERS

SO WHAT?

EXAMPLEof Update on Weather

Personnel

Surveillance

Mobility on roads

Mobility off roads - wheels

Mobility off roads - trucks

Artillery

Helicopters

Aircrafts

Large ships

Small ships

Use of smoke - WMD

Electronics

IMPACT ONGeneral

Temperature(Feeling)

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Wind NW6 – 7 Bft

Sea Very Rough

Visibility 900 - 1100 m.

Humidity 95%

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SITUATION

KAMON

LAKUTA

TYTAN

STELLARIA

PETRACEROS

EXAMPLEof Update on PMESII Domains within the Operational Environment

USE OF PICTURES & MAPS

P(POLITICAL)

I(INFORMATION)

I(INFRASTRUCTURE)

S(SOCIAL)

E(ECONOMIC)

M(MILITARY)

LAK(LAKUTA)

STE(STELLARIA)

PET(PETR-ROS)

KAM(KAMON)

TYT(TYTAN)

COUNTRY

DOMAIN

FAVORABLE MARGINAL UNFAVORABLE

TREND: NOT ASSESSEDWORSENINGIMPROVINGSTABLE

SITUATION: NEUTRAL UNKNOWN

EXAMPLEof Overall Situation within the Operational Environment

USE OF DIAGRAMS

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

PEOPLE PROCESSES TOOLS+ +

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

PROCESSES TOOLS+ +PEOPLE

Educated Trained Experienced Available Motivated (?)

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

PEOPLE TOOLS+ +PROCESSES

Access Templates Formatting Naming Classifying Storage Searching Sharing Filtering Electronic Signature

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

PEOPLE PROCESSES+ + TOOLS

Security (Firewalls) Alert System Inter-linked DBs Analysis Dissemination Printers Monitoring

Accessed Opened Forwarded Printed

whowhenwhere

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

+ +PROCESSES

Access Templates Formatting Naming Classifying Storage Searching Sharing Filtering Electronic Signature

Educated Trained Experienced Available Motivated (?)

PEOPLE TOOLS

Security (Firewalls) Alert System Inter-linked DBs Analysis Dissemination Printers Monitoring

Accessed Opened Forwarded Printed

whowhenwhere

ComplexOperationalEnvironment

Execution

Planning

Assessment

ComprehensiveAwareness &

Understanding

Execution

Planning

Assessment

ComprehensiveAwareness &

Understanding

PoliticalMilitaryEconomicSocialInfrastructure

Information

Internal View

1. Acquisition 2. Analysis 3. Access

End Users

PMESII

SOSA

Systems Analysis

Systems Analysis

Systems Analysis

Systems Analysis

Systems Analysis

Systems Analysis

Intel

Non-Intel

PushPull

Comprehensive Awareness & Understanding = Knowledge Development

External View

KD SUMMARY

COMPLEX BUT NOT COMPLICATED

QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?

CONCLUSION