Theater Operational Planning and Assessment Service (TOPAS)

Overview

Milton Eng Technical Manager

US ARMY PM Battle Command

Theater Operational Planning and Assessment Service (TOPAS)

Government & Industry Stakeholders

CDR Donald OdenOperational Manager, USJFCOM J9donald.oden@je.jfcom.mil

757-203-3698 DSN 668

Mr. Gary BuchananTransition Manager, DISAgary.buchanan@disa.mil

703-882-1447

Mr. Fritz Schulz OSD - AS&C Oversight Executive frederick.schulz@osd.smil.mil

703-697-3443

Mr. Milton EngTechnical Manager, PM Battle CMDmilton.eng@us.army.mil

732 427 3991 DSN 987

Mr. Jeramy BiggieTOPAS Program Manager, SAICJeramy.k.biggie@saic.com

703-270-8419

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Operational View: Theater Operational Planning and Assessment Service (TOPAS) is a series of integrated functional web based software service modules which integrate Joint Operational Planning processes within a COCOM, JTF, Brigade, and supporting Components by providing a logical and flexible framework for common understanding and knowledge sharing during each major step in the Joint Operational Planning process. Specifically, TOPAS provides Role Based Planning, Multiple Plans/Tasks /Events Mgmt & Synchronization, CoG Intel Analysis, CDR Decision Support, Strategic/Operational Assessment (with inputs from Tactical), Visualization Dashboard and MS Office Reports & Briefing auto-generation Capabilities.

Technical View: TOPAS is a Virtualized Enterprise, 3 Tier, J2EE Web 2.0 application, developed by SAIC and managed by PM BC, US Army.

What is TOPAS?

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• Provide the Joint Force Commander with decision-aiding technologies and software applications that facilitate rapid and effective operational planning, decision-making, execution, and dynamic assessment of Coalition and Joint Operations• Enable a tightly-coupled cooperative common information sharing environment across staff functions to improve the application of Knowledge Management techniques to time-critical Warfighter requirements - readily adaptable to all Combatant Commands

GOALS

TOPAS Requirements

PLAN DIRECT

Decision SuperiorityDecision

Superiority

Facilitate Joint/Coalition Campaign Planning with Collaborative Screens and Auto-generated Documents and PPT Presentations

Facilitate Joint/Coalition Campaign Planning with Collaborative Screens and Auto-generated Documents and PPT Presentations

Provide Knowledge Base Capability that :

- Connects Objectives, Actions and Assessments from Tactical thru Strategic level

-Links w/ other data sources

Provide Knowledge Base Capability that :

- Connects Objectives, Actions and Assessments from Tactical thru Strategic level

-Links w/ other data sources

MONITORASSESS

Provide Capability to Dynamically Assess

Campaign Success From Start to Finish and Maintain

Historical Assessment Data

Provide Capability to Dynamically Assess

Campaign Success From Start to Finish and Maintain

Historical Assessment Data

Support Execution of the Plan With

Synchronization , Battle Tracking and Decision

Support Tools

Support Execution of the Plan With

Synchronization , Battle Tracking and Decision

Support Tools

Program Mission

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What is TOPAS?

TOPAS Capabilities:

- Provide Combatant Commands, Services, and other Government Agencies with enhanced capabilities in: • Campaign/Plan Assessment • Decision Support and Battle Command • Synchronization Matrix Generator • Event Tracking and Monitoring • Strategic and Operational Assessment • Horizontal and Vertical Collaboration • Flexible Report Auto-generation (MSOffice)

- Provide ‘whole of government’ capabilities that have common utility across OGAs, COCOMs, JTF, CORPS and Division levels.

- Support MDMP in Armistice, Crisis, Conflict and Stability Operations.

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USPACOM/SOCPAC:SIPR/JWICS• Low/Med Intensity Conflict• Theater Security Campaign• Operational Planning & Assessment• GWOT•Terminal Fury

SOCEUR:SIPR/JWICSGWOT; OEF- Trans Sahara. Operational planning & Assessment

SOCAFRICA: Assessments

CJTF-101st CJSOTF-A: SIPR Operational Planning & Assessment

CFC/USFK:SIPR/JWICS• Low Intensity Conflict • CONPLAN 5027• Current OPLAN & Revisions• KM Approach to Operations•Real World Daily SITREP•Key Resolve/Ulchi Forward Guardian

USCENTCOM/USCENTCOM – Forward:TPSE Development

Where is TOPAS deployed and employed?

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Design Based on Joint Pubs 3-0 & 5-0

Models and the Plan-Direct-Monitor-

Assess Process

TOPAS Concept of Operation

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Multiple Plans creation capability with horizontal and vertical integration

COA Dev & Selection Configurable Plan Design for process/terminology variation User Role Control on a per Plan basis Based on JP 3.0, 5.0 - Initiation, Mission Analysis, COA Dev,

Analysis, and Selection Configurable, Dynamic Synchronization Matrix OPLAN, Appendix Auto-generation (MS Office) “Your Work

Faster”

Captures key elements of Plans and automatically populates Operations and Assessment workflows.

TOPAS Capabilities -PLANNING

Operation 1

Operation 2

Operation 2

Sync Matrix

Mission Planning Tree

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Objectives/LOO/Task/Event Tracking Event/Task Dynamic Sync Matrix Visualization of Plan CDR Decision Sequence & Status Comprehensive CCIR Tracking Repository Historical Record of Operational Status Role Based Access on per Plan Basis CDR Decision Brief

auto-generation (MS Office)

TOPAS Capabilities -OPERATIONS

Operation 1

Operation 2

Operation 2

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Comprehensive Assessment Indicator Repository Role Based controls on a per measure basis (Event, Task, Obj, MOE, MOEI , MOP) Configurable Assessment Framework for COCOM process variance

– Ex) Objective-Effect-MOE-MOEI vs Objective-LOO-Country-MOE Complete History of Assessments from Plan Inception Maintains Assessment Tree Config changes over time (for assessing diff OPS focus across phases)

Automated weighted average “roll up” of assessments to Plan Objectives, LOOs, etc Auto-generates Customizable Assessment Briefs (MS Office) “Your Work Faster”

TOPAS Capabilities –ASSESSMENTS(1)

Define your own assessment ‘Battle Rhythm’

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Thermograph Detail – A Single Metric (Obj, LOO, Effect, MOE, MOP, Task, Event)

3) Display Item Info Window

4) Assessment History

5) View Others

6) Drill Down Display for Sub-measures

7) Measure Label 8) Responsible

Organization

9) Measure Name

10) Thermograph Bar

11) Current Value (numeric)

12) Historical (past) value (numeric)

13) Override Checkbox

16) Projected (future) value (numeric)

14) Confidence Entry

24) Projected value state

20) Historic value state

19) Current value state

23) Date/Time assessment applies

18) Date/Time assessment saved

17) Last user to update assessment

22) Rational Reference

21) Rational Text

1) Not Assessed indicator

25) No assessment value

2) Edit measure

15) Weight

TOPAS Capabilities – ASSESSMENTS(2)TOPAS Capabilities – ASSESSMENTS(2)

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Assessment Workflow-Assignment & Status Mgmt View

Export Assessment Historical Data into Graphs, Briefs, Charts

TOPAS Capabilities –ASSESSMENT(3)

Assign/Track assessment responsibility per measure to

one or many responsible components/orgs.

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TOPAS Capabilities –ASSESSMENT(4)TOPAS Capabilities –ASSESSMENT(4)

16 June H15 15 June H1717 June H16

Assessment Tree State History – Maintains configuration history of added/removed Assessment metrics (MOE, MOP, Event, Task) to/from Plan Assessment tree. This enables seamless changes to Assessment priorities as operational focus changes across phases while maintaining ability to ‘go back’ and view past assessment tree states for analysis, hotwash.

Note the Date: 16 June

Disconnect MOE 1-1-1

Move Fwd 1 Day

Notice MOE 1-1-1 is still

disconnected

Go to past assessment

Date 15 June

Note MOE 1-1-1 reappears

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WORKSPACES – creates a private sandbox where one or more role enabled assessors can create one or many assessments against a given measure at a particular time. The Lead Assessor vets the inputs and PUBLISHes the finished product so all other users (including CDR) with access to the particular plan can view.

– Open & Publish Workspaces

TOPAS Capabilities –ASSESSMENTS(5)

(1)Lead Assessor

Opens new workspace on 16 June

(2)Plan Assessors

conduct assessments

(3)Lead Assessor reviews Component and/or Staff Sandbox assessments (4) Makes final selection (5) Saves and Publishes final assessment for 16 June

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One Stop Visualization Tool across all functional areas Configurable Viewer

– MAPS with geo-referenced assessments– GRAPHS of Assessment trends with regression– CHARTS of key measures – TIMELINES for key event tracking and synchronization

Shareable Dashboard Configuration

TOPAS Capabilities –DASHBOARD

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• TOPAS Knowledge Base (TKB) Drastically Improves Combatant Commanders’ Efforts to Conduct Planning & Assessment at the Strategic and Operational Levels. – OM (JFCOM) Final MUA Findings

• TOPAS is a Knowledge Management Service for Military Decision-Making Process, Information Synchronization.

• TOPAS Provides Integrated Decision Support, Operational Assessment and Planning Capability for Analysis, Planning, and Execution.

•TOPAS Provides a Robust, Configurable Visualization Capability for Planning, Monitoring, and Assessing Joint and Coalition Operations

•TOPAS is Highly Flexible and Adaptable for COCOM process variances.

TOPAS Delivers Process, Software Application Tools, and TTPs to enhance Warfighting Combatant Commands and the Components’ Capabilities

to Effectively Execute Operations

SummarySummary

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BACKUP

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TOPAS Web 2.03 Tier Software Architecture (Data, Services, UI)TOPAS Web 2.03 Tier Software Architecture (Data, Services, UI)

Data Representation Web Architecture

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Dual- or Quad-Core CPU, min. 1.8 MHz Microsoft Windows Server 2003

32 GB RAM Apache Tomcat 6.0.18

300 GB RAID Array JAVA JDK 1.6 Update 7

Standard Graphics Card Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Dev. Edition

TOPAS Application, v1.6

Server Platform (scaled for enterprise use):

Client Requirements:

Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher Microsoft Windows 2000 OS

TOPAS HW/SW Requirement

HW SW

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TOPAS Deployment ProcessTOPAS Deployment Process

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