ABSTRACT
This chapter looks at the operational level of organisational resilience. Centre of gravity (COG) analysis will define the operational progression as objectives or decisive conditions are identified and sequenced in different courses of action. The process of identifying COGs will also expose more detail on the operating environment as the commander and staff focus their energies on considering their own and their adversaries' sources of strength. The French determination of the German COG was largely defined by focusing on the 'obvious', and anchored expectations that the main attack would be executed in the north. Thinking about whether the Germans were prepared to move the COG quickly enough from one area to another is hypothetical. In contrast, the Germans concentrated their resources and capabilities and focused their attention on the vulnerabilities of their enemy as part of the Schwerpunkt principle.
