NDPP
Step 4: Facilitate
Implementation
6. Conduct Implementation
NDPP
Step 3: Apportion
Requirements
and set Targets
5. Identify and Select
Solutions
Step 5: Review
Results
NATO Capability Development Cycle
NATO Capability
Development
(CD)
Process Steps
1. Analysis of strategic environment
2. Identify capability needs
3. Develop capability requirements
4. Conduct Gap Analysis and Fulfillment
1. Analysis of the
Strategic Environment
4. Conduct Gap analysis and fulfillment
5. Identify and select solutions
6. Conduct implementation
NATO HQ
Industry
The NATO
CD&E Process
Policy
Usually starts with a Concept from an idea, thought, recognized shortfall/gap, or a need to improve something
Experimentation helps to validate the concept and throughout the concept’s implementation
Operational Analysis is interwoven in the creation of a concept and within all experimentation
Solution
Development
Gaps
Questions
?
2. Identify Capability Needs
Concepts
3. Develop Capability Requirements
Applying CD&E to the NATO Gaps and Questions
Based on:
CD&E Candidates
LL
Nation
Needs
LL
Nation
Requirements
- Recognized gaps or shortfalls
Discovery
Experimentaion
Discovery
Experimentaion
COE Inputs
CD&E
COE Inputs
What is the Purpose of CD&E ?
How do we arrive at the CD&E Solution ?
PSA
Deficiencies
MCR
Timing
Experimentation
Three Types:
Discovery
Hypothesis
If
Then
or
Step 1: Establish
Political Guidance
Validation
Is it the same
in real-life?
Used to explore process, procedure, and
Org. Structure
Step 2: Determine
Requirements
NDPP
Step 1: Establish
Political Guidance
Alliance Aims and
Objectives
1. Level of Ambition (LoA)
- Number of Operations
- Scale of Operations
- Nature of Operations
2. Qualitative Capability
Requirements
3. Planning Priorities
and Timelines
Review every 4 years
Step 2: Determine
Requirements
Step 5: Review Results
ACT (Lead)
& ACO
Use of:
- Analytic Tools
- NATO Experts
NATO Defence
Planning Process
Direction for
Next Cycle
Process:
- Structured
- Comprehensive
- Transparant
- Traceable
Out of cycle
input possible
Feedback from
Current Cycle
[MCR]
Improving Alliance Capabilities
[PSA]
NATO Defense
Planning Process
(NDPP)
Step 3: Apportion Requirements &
Set Targets
Step 4: Facilitate Implementation
Nations
Continuous Process
MCR
PSA
Satisfy Targets
and Priorities