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Approaches to Scenario Development
Approaches to Scenario Development

Author(s): Jan Gireth
Subject(s): Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: Univerzita obrany - Centrum bezpečnostních a vojenskostrategických studií
Keywords: Generic Planning Situations; Mission Types; Methodology; Scenarios; Specific Planning Situation

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the issue of methodological approach to scenario development. This paper describes the methods and techniques used in scenarios development both in civilian sphere and within NATO and the EU, with an emphasis on their role in the military capability development process of the armed forces. The article defines the usual scenario construction process and describes the location and differences of generic and specific planning situations. In addition, the principles necessary to create quality scenarios are described here. The conclusion of the article deals with proposals focused on the elaboration of a methodology for scenario building in the Czech Armed Forces as part of the project "Strategic Alternatives to the Construction and Development of the Czech Armed Forces", which is being elaborated at the Center for Security and Military and Strategic Studies of the University of Defense in Brno.

  • Issue Year: 27/2018
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 15-24
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English