Evolution of military information management: The transformation of military organisation often neglects the culture and maturity of its information management

Juha Mattila; Simon Parkinson

doi:10.35467/sdq/103236

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Title

Evolution of military information management: The transformation of military organisation often neglects the culture and maturity of its information management

Authors

Juha Mattila ^{[ 1 ]}
Simon Parkinson ^{[ 2 ]}

^{[ 1 ]} Aalto University, Finland | ^{[ 2 ]} RMIT University, Australia

Year of publication

2016

Published in

Security and Defence Quarterly

Journal year: 2016 | Journal volume: vol. 12 | Journal number: no 3

Article type

scientific article

Publication language

english

Keywords

EN

Army
Information Science
Information management
Information and Communications Technology (ICT)

PL

Informacja naukowa
Technologie informacyjno-komunikacyjne (ICT)
Wojsko
Zarządzanie informacją

Abstract

EN Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has made major advances in linking physical dimension through information to cognitive dimension as described by John Perry et al. (2004) in their model for Information Superiority. The information technology linkage between the physical and cognitive dimensions has created new ways of effect both for the red and blue force. The paper focuses on the information dimension and searches for better models to describe the structure of blue force information, especially from the Enterprise Architecture (EA) approach. Enterprise Architecture has been developed to better communicate the complex structures of military capabilities. Major EA frameworks (TOGAF, DODAF) recognise the layer of information between business and technology, but in practice, the focus turns more to the technology as has happened in several Command, Control, Communications, Computing, Information, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) and Enterprise Resource Management (ERM) programmes. The paper develops a tool for architects to use in measuring the maturity of information management in the current military organisation and in defining the possible paths of evolution in information management available for the military. The outcome of this paper is a roadmap picturing the evolution of military information management. Enterprise Architects may use the roadmap in analysing and developing both C4ISR and ERM capabilities in military organisations. The primary research question for this paper is: What may cause so many failures in defining Enterprise Architecture at information management level and then in implementing C4ISR and ERM tools?

Date of online publication

26.09.2016

Pages (from - to)

47 - 73

DOI

10.35467/sdq/103236

URL

https://securityanddefence.pl/Evolution-of-military-information-management-The-transformation-of-military-organisation,103236,0,2.html

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