ABSTRACT
Imagine an armada of ships organizing to sail to a developing country dealing with a natural disaster. Workers are needed as well as heavy equipment, medical supplies, and doctors. They all must be coordinated to get to the same location at the same time and immediately be productive. The ships are from different countries, leaving from different ports of call, and the types of ships sailing are different. Some can go very fast, others have better navigational equipment, and some are very old and rudimentary. Some ships may be delivering supplies to other ships. All have the medical or support skills to deal with the situation; however, they may each have their own additional conflicting priorities. How do all the ships get to the location quickly and coordinate efforts to resolve the situation? What if a storm comes up? What if conflict occurs? Achieving their goal becomes harder and more complex. How is all this organized and synchronized? They will need more than a compass that simply points north; establishing that “Success is Assured” will involve ongoing coordination of their individual objectives such that they together achieve the larger goal.
