Defense Enterprise Planning and Management

Abstract

The world is a place of constant change and each week brings new challenges for the Department of Defense. Draconian measures are needed to force a balanced federal budget that continues to reduce available resources. New missions are being forged in the context of a rapidly evolving national security strategy for the post-Cold War era. U.S. forces continue to provide for the defense of the nation, but now extend their activities to peace operations, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, and other missions that draw on the capabilities of the DoD. Management emphasis today is on leadership for a changing world. Emphasis for the digital/knowledge society is on power of vision, thinking and doing, envisioning the future, creating a strategic architecture, building a team, transforming the organization, and investing in leadership training.