Archive - Downrange Data

3.3: Command in the Time of COVID

There’s no way to write about COVID and not hurt someone’s feelings.

Sep 17 •

X.7: Stop Using Pie Charts, Your Commander Doesn't Understand Them And Neither Do You

Guest post from Natalie Stone

Sep 15 •

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3.2: Starting with Data

You make a lot of decisions as a commander.

Sep 13 •

3.1: A Brief Sidebar on Gaming

Over 21 years of service, I’ve only had two bosses who didn’t see video games as a waste of my time.

Sep 9 •

3.0: Making Decisions

Critically assess data to make decisions - Put data into context so you can determine what matters, what doesn’t, and what you don’t know.

Sep 7 •

2.14: The Parking Brake

One of the key tasks of CHOPS is to get CONOPs approved. At some point over the decades of GOWT conflict, what was once a single page sketch of the…

Sep 5 •

2.13: Not So New Math

After the Turkish incursion settled down into another stalemate, the coalition had to reset their Syrian footprint.

Sep 1 •

August 2024

2.12: No You Can’t Have a Phone Call

The Turkish invasion of Northeast Syria in October of 2019 was a surprise to a lot of people, but not to Mike and me.

Aug 28 •

X.6: Choosing Your Data Katana

Guest post from Matt Moellering

Aug 26 •

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2.11: Data in Context

One of the easiest signs a leader is data literate is their ability to demonstrate critical thinking. Digitizing information is a plus, but amassing…

Aug 24 •

2.10: The Files Are In The Computer

It really shouldn’t come as a surprise to read that the Army’s Human Resources Command (HRC) sits on top of a massive trove of data.

Aug 20 •

2.09: Where Red Lives

I’m not certain when I first heard of a ‘dashboard’, but in late 2016 our group commander really wanted one.

Aug 16 •

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