Task-Specific Software Tools

Decision Support System for Coalition Operations (DSSCO)

A planning tool for Crisis Action Team members and others involved in Coalition Operations.

This software tool steps planners through the process of developing and monitoring complex, interrelated plans. Factors that are accommodated within the DSSCO tool include partner resources, capabilities and limitations, specialties, timelines, cultural differences, organizational issues, etc.

Storybuilder

Information production tool designed for intelligence analysts and others who must quickly and clearly convey information summaries.

Information is structured as a simple ‘story’ that includes the author's assertion, supporting evidence, graphics / multimedia, and any conflicting or ambiguous information.

Summary Maker

A support application for the Knowledge Web (K-Web) that allows users to quickly and easily publish Web content to the K-Web by dragging and dropping information into a form.

The application then automatically converts this information into a Web page and posts it to the K-Web.

A variety of templates derived from user tasks and information requirements are included in SumMaker, as is a free-form page where users can create custom designed / special-purpose information layouts.