Planning innovation
for faster, better decisions
NGC Innovation strengthens operational planning and decision-making by connecting scenario development, optimisation methods, wargaming and simulation into a single evidence-driven workflow -- so decisions are faster, more consistent and better justified.
- Clearer problem framing, assumptions, constraints and decision points
- Faster COA design, comparison and refinement cycles
- Optimised allocation of time, force, sustainment and enabling capabilities
- Wargaming & simulation results that translate into defensible decisions
AI-assisted analysis accelerates COA assessment: consistency checks, risk surfacing, trade-space exploration and rapid comparison of alternatives.
Planning capabilities
Modular support adopted progressively -- from a single workshop to an end-to-end planning enablement package that includes wargaming and simulation-driven experimentation.
Scenario development
Structured scenario engineering that ensures realism, coherence and repeatability.
- Operational context, constraints and assumptions
- Actors, incentives, escalation dynamics and timelines
- Inject design, triggers and decision-point mapping
Operations planning optimisation
Optimisation methods to improve synchronisation and resource allocation.
- Scheduling and synchronisation across effects & activities
- Force and sustainment allocation under constraints
- Trade-space exploration with objective functions & risk bounds
Staff support & augmentation
Hands-on support to accelerate staff outputs and improve quality control.
- OPP facilitation, battle rhythm design and governance
- Planning products: matrices, decision logs, risk registers
- Quality gates and consistency checks across staff outputs
Evidence-driven planning workflow
A cycle designed to reduce ambiguity, accelerate decisions, and keep outputs defensible -- combining analytical methods, wargaming and simulation.
Frame & structure
Define objectives, constraints, assumptions, decision points and evaluation criteria.
Design & evaluate COAs
COA workshops, AI-supported evaluation, optimisation models for resource-constrained alternatives.
Wargame as decision-support
Structured instruments -- roles, information conditions, adjudication rules, Red/Blue dynamics.
Extend with simulation
Constructive/virtual simulation to validate outputs and explore outcomes under multiple conditions.
Planning quality gates
Repeatable checks -- coherence, feasibility, risk completeness, consistency -- improve output reliability at every stage.
COA comparison outputs
Clear decision products: evaluation matrix, risk register, decision log and recommendation package.
Planning innovation we provide
Modernising planning through methods and tools that improve speed, quality and evidence.
AI tools for staff work
- Consistency checks across planning outputs and assumptions
- Rapid surfacing of risks, dependencies and decision gaps
- Structured draft production for briefs, logs and matrices
Optimisation & trade-space
- Resource allocation under constraints
- Scheduling and synchronisation of activities to effects
- Multi-criteria evaluation and sensitivity analysis
Wargames + simulation
- Decision-support wargames to test assumptions and COAs
- Simulation to validate feasibility and explore outcomes
- Evidence capture and defensible decision recommendations