The NATO NEC C2 Maturity Model (N2C2M2) was developed to build on dearly won insights from the past, but goes beyond them in order that we can exploit Information Age approaches to address new mission challenges. This way of thinking about C2 is thus entirely compatible with current NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) thinking on Future Capable Forces which puts the emphasis on Mission Command within federated complex environments and ad hoc coalitions. The N2C2M2 was developed by the RTO SAS-065 Research Task Group over a period of about three years. It starts by defining a number of C2 approaches, ranging from Conflicted C2 to Edge C2, that correspond to different regions within the C2 Approach Space, containing the different possible approaches to accomplish the functions that are associated with command and control. This approach space can be viewed from two perspectives. First, it can be used to think about C2 within existing organizations. Second, it can be used to think about how a disparate set of independent (yet inter-dependent) entities, that is, a collective, can achieve focus and convergence.

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Introduction -- Orientation -- NNEC C2 Maturity Model -- Endeavor effectiveness -- Components of C2 maturity -- C2 maturity and C2 agility -- Model verification and validation -- Applying the NATO NEC C2 Maturity Model.