Innovation Council
2010 Innovation Award Winner:
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The Operational Risk Assessment Model (previously called LORAM or LANT ORAM)
supports concurrent mission planning and analysis of the Coast Guard’s 11
missions at the operational level following the Standardized Operational
Planning Process (SOPP). Begun two years ago as a LANTAREA Operations Analysis
initiative, the process tool successfully migrated to PACAREA. ORAM is used by
Operational Commanders to calculate and compare risks thus “allowing senior
leaders to select informed courses of action based on risk,” said innovator LCDR
Ben Maule. Senior leaders are able to compare the effects of and choose from
among various resource allocation strategies. The use of quantitative and
qualitative theoretical frameworks which calculate and compare risk among Coast
Guard missions and geographical areas using a calculated risk index number (RIN)
lets decision makers see a common comparative measurement across all mission
areas.
Despite its young age, ORAM has many success stories. It was used to realign
cutter schedules when CGC DEPENDABLE entered an unexpected emergency drydock. It
was also used following the Haiti earthquake. In order to ensure that
operational planning linked to both strategic and tactical planning, ORAM
determined the best geographic location for Coast Guard assets when they were
ready to depart Haiti.
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