Services

Strategic Defense Planning and Consulting

Strategic planning in defense environments is different — the stakes are different, the constraints are different, and the adversaries are real. GGS provides structured planning support to DoD components, combatant commands, and defense agencies working under complexity, uncertainty, and operational pressure.

What Strategic Defense Planning Consulting Covers

The processes, frameworks, and analytical methods defense organizations use to align resources with objectives and decide under pressure.

Strategy development and campaign planning
Wargaming, red-teaming, and exercise design
Risk assessment and decisions under time pressure and incomplete information

Planning processes are only as good as the people executing them. GGS delivers both the analytical rigor and the training and facilitation that let planning teams use their processes in real planning cycles — not just in a workshop.

Core Strategic Defense Planning Services

Strategy Development and Campaign Planning Support

Structured planning processes for senior leaders and staff officers.

Problem framing and mission analysis
Course of action development and wargaming
Decision-making under uncertainty
Facilitators fluent in joint planning doctrine, working at the O-6/GS-15 level and above

Wargaming and Red Team Analysis

Stress-test plans and surface assumptions before they matter operationally.

From small tabletop exercises to multi-day operational-level wargames
Red team analysis that challenges the assumptions embedded in plans
Help building organic red team capability in your organization

Strategic Planning Process Design and Facilitation

Experienced facilitators when you lack internal process expertise.

Structured planning workshops, strategic reviews, and off-site sessions
From unfocused discussion to clear decisions
Documented assumptions and actionable next steps

Planning Skills Development and Training

Build the planners, not just the plan.

Joint planning process training
Strategic thinking and analysis
Wargame design and facilitation
Decision-making frameworks fit to your operational tempo

Why Defense Organizations Choose GGS

Veteran-led with operational credibility.

As a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, GGS brings operational experience. Our consultants have planned and executed at the operational and strategic level.

Rigorous analytical methods.

Red teaming, structured argumentation, assumption-based planning, and scenario analysis — separating what you know, what you assess, and what you are assuming.

Training and planning integrated.

External planning support and internal capability development in one coordinated engagement — building long-term planning capacity while supporting immediate requirements.

Established contract access.

HCaTS Small Business (GS02Q17DCR0007), GSA Multiple Award Schedule (47QRAA26D003R), or SDVOSB sole-source authority.

Who We Support

DoD program offices and staff organizations
Joint and service component commands
Defense agencies with strategic planning mandates
Organizations preparing for or conducting major exercises

We can support planning activities at geographically dispersed locations, including CONUS and OCONUS facilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

What planning frameworks does GGS use?

GGS consultants are proficient in Joint Planning Process (JPP), Design, and other doctrine-aligned planning methodologies used across the joint force. We adapt our approach to the specific framework your organization uses and the planning problem you are trying to solve — rather than imposing a single methodology regardless of fit.

How does GGS approach wargame design?

Effective wargames begin with a clear statement of the planning questions the wargame is designed to answer. GGS starts every wargame design engagement by working with the client to define those questions precisely, then designs the wargame scenario, adjudication rules, and player structure to surface answers to those specific questions. We avoid generic wargame designs that produce interesting discussions but inconclusive findings.

What contract vehicles can DoD organizations use to engage GGS?

GGS strategic defense planning services are available through HCaTS Small Business (GS02Q17DCR0007), GSA MAS (47QRAA26D003R), and SDVOSB sole-source authority. Contact us to discuss which vehicle fits your acquisition timeline and requirements.