Jenkins, Daniel P

Salmon, Paul

Stanton, Neville A

Walker, Guy H

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This article aims to consider the conventional, analog, mission planningprocess with the objective of identifying the decision making constraintsand challenges for digitization. Prototypes of digital mission planning systemsare beginning to be devised and demonstrated, but there has beenconcern expressed over the design of such systems which fail to understandand incorporate the human aspects of socio-technical systemsdesign. Previous research has identified many of the potential pitfalls offailing to take Human Factors considerations into account as well as themultiplicity of constraints acting on the planners and planning process.An analysis of mission planning in a Battle Group is presented, based onan observational study by the authors. This study illustrates the efficiencyof an analog process which has evolved over many generations to formthe Combat Estimate, a process that is mirrored by forces throughout theworld. The challenges for digitization include ensuring that the missionplanning process remains easy and involving, preserving the public natureof the products, encouraging the collaboration and cooperation of theplanners, and maintaining the flexibility, adaptability and speed of theanalog planning process. It is argued that digitization should not becomean additional constraint on mission planning

Heriot Watt Pure

Ergonomic challenges for digitization: learning from analog mission planning processes

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Ergonomic challenges for digitization: learning from analog mission planning processes

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