Theater Operational Planning and Assessment Service (TOPAS) Overview

1. Theater Operational Planning and Assessment Service (TOPAS) Overview Milton Eng Technical Manager US ARMY PM Battle Command

2. Theater Operational Planning and Assessment Service (TOPAS) Government & Industry Stakeholders Mr. Fritz Schulz OSD - AS&C Oversight Executive frederick.schulz@osd.smil.mil 703-697-3443 Mr. Gary Buchanan Transition Manager, DISA gary.buchanan@disa.mil 703-882-1447 Mr. Jeramy Biggie TOPAS Program Manager, SAIC Jeramy.k.biggie@saic.com 703-270-8419 CDR Donald Oden Operational Manager, USJFCOM J9 donald.oden@je.jfcom.mil 757-203-3698 DSN 668 Mr. Milton Eng Technical Manager, PM Battle CMD milton.eng@us.army.mil 732 427 3991 DSN 987

3. What is TOPAS? 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.

4. Program Mission G O A L S • 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 TOPAS Requirements • Provide Knowledge Base Capability that : • - Connects Objectives, Actions and Assessments from Tactical thru Strategic level • Links w/ other data sources • Facilitate Joint/Coalition Campaign Planning with Collaborative Screens and Auto-generated Documents and PPT Presentations PLAN DIRECT Decision Superiority ASSESS MONITOR Support Execution of the Plan With Synchronization , Battle Tracking and Decision Support Tools Provide Capability to Dynamically Assess Campaign Success From Start to Finish and Maintain Historical Assessment Data

5. 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.

6. Where is TOPAS deployed and employed? SOCEUR:SIPR/JWICS GWOT; OEF- Trans Sahara. Operational planning & Assessment SOCAFRICA: Assessments • 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 CJTF-101st CJSOTF-A: SIPR Operational Planning & Assessment USCENTCOM/USCENTCOM – Forward: TPSE Development • USPACOM/SOCPAC: • SIPR/JWICS • Low/Med Intensity Conflict • Theater Security Campaign • Operational Planning & Assessment • GWOT • Terminal Fury

7. TOPAS Concept of Operation Design Based on Joint Pubs 3-0 & 5-0 Models and the Plan-Direct-Monitor-Assess Process

8. 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” TOPAS Capabilities -PLANNING Mission Planning Tree Sync Matrix Captures key elements of Plans and automatically populates Operations and Assessment workflows.

9. 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

10. 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’

11. TOPAS Capabilities – ASSESSMENTS(2) Thermograph Detail – A Single Metric (Obj, LOO, Effect, MOE, MOP, Task, Event)

12. Assessment Workflow-Assignment & Status Mgmt View TOPAS Capabilities –ASSESSMENT(3) Assign/Track assessment responsibility per measure to one or many responsible components/orgs. Export Assessment Historical Data into Graphs, Briefs, Charts

13. TOPAS Capabilities –ASSESSMENT(4) 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. 15 June H17 16 June H15 17 June H16 Move Fwd 1 Day Note the Date: 16 June Go to past assessment Date 15 June Notice MOE 1-1-1 is still disconnected Note MOE 1-1-1 reappears Disconnect MOE 1-1-1

14. 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 (3)Lead Assessor reviews Component and/or Staff Sandbox assessments (4) Makes final selection (5) Saves and Publishes final assessment for 16 June (2)Plan Assessors conduct assessments

15. 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

16. Summary • 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

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

19. TOPAS HW/SW Requirement Server Platform (scaled for enterprise use): HW SW Client Requirements:

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