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
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