Original scientific paper
Application of Project Management in Ministerial Security Development Technical Paper
Carol Axten
Abstract
After the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the U.S. Defense focus turned to fighting terrorism throughout the world. The U.S. entered into a conflict with Afghanistan to remove the Taliban government which supported Osama Bin Laden and insurgent training camps. In 2003, the U.S. expanded the “Global War on Terror” to include Iraq and the removal of Saddam Hussein and purge the country of Al Qaeda insurgents. In both situations, government functions were devastated and needed to be rebuilt. This paper discusses applying a strategic to tactical, multi-dimensional approach to project management to a Ministerial Security Development mission laying a foundational framework with developmental processes. Although this paper focuses on the Ministry of Defense (MoD), the same approach applies to other Security Ministries such as Ministry of Interior and National Department of Security. This paper does not cover the “fight” element of contingency operations. The project management approach utilizes business models adopted by the Pentagon to establish organization operations. The U.S’s ability to establish effective MoD organizations in these regions is essential to a decreasing Department of Defense (DoD) budget particularly with Sequestration. Self-sufficiency means less manpower by the Coalition Security Assistance Force (CSAF). The lessons of Iraq and Afghanistan have shown that establishing Ministerial Security functional capability cannot be approached as a campaign plan. A project management approach provides the tools for business operations planning and allows for identifying and managing risks in a very uncertain environment.
Keywords
International Ministerial Security Development (MSD); Program Management Office Structure; Integrated Management Plan; MSD in Iraq and Afghanistan
Hrčak ID:
135303
URI
Publication date:
30.12.2014.
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