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New DCDC Red Teaming Guide (January 2013)
The UK Developments, Concepts and Doctrine Centre published Edition 2 of its Red Teaming Guide in January 2013. This is unclassified and available here
Red Teaming is a discrete but related technique to Course of Action (COA) Wargaming. They are often confused, as are COA Wargaming and Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) Drills. The table below sums up the differences. Needless to say, any practitioner of professional wargaming should be conversant with all three techniques.
|
Tool |
What |
Why |
Who (illustrative) |
When |
|
COA Wargaming |
A systematic method of analysing a plan to visualise the ebb and flow of an operation or campaign |
To identify risks and areas of weakness in a forming plan |
Chief Controller (e.g. COS, Bn 2ic) Blue Team Red Cell Staff branches SMEs (OA)[1] (Commander)[2] (Red Team)[3] |
During any or all of: 1. COA development 2. COA evaluation 3. COA refinement |
|
ROC Drill |
A visual, sequenced rehearsal of a plan |
To enhance understanding of a formed plan |
Comd Chief Controller Staff branches Unit/sub-unit commanders SMEs |
After orders have been delivered |
|
Red-teaming |
The provision of honest, constructive and objective criticism to improve a commander’s decision-making |
To challenge assumptions and fully explore alternative outcomes to reduce threats and increase opportunities |
An independently constituted group of SMEs with appropriate skills for the project under consideration |
Throughout the estimate/7 Questions process |
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