Alberts's paper outlines an assessment methodology, describes how measures would be arrived at, explains how these (combined with indicants of value) would be employed to evaluate utility, then provides a series of three examples (crisis, tactical combat, strategic combat) in which to test these processes for assessing C2 systems. In discussing C2 assessment, the author details the essentials of a modeling approach, in particular the types of variables involved and the alternative approaches of detailed system decomposition and incremental adjustment to a baseline (undecomposed) system. He lays out a similar decomposition in his discussion of measure creation, linking macro measures to the total utility of the process and their constituent micro measures to aspects of system performance. An intermediate level of measures (of information attributes) links the upper and lower levels. These intermediate measures provide both direct and indirect connections to the macro measures. Systems adaptability, life-cycle costs, and utility measurement are also touched upon. The examples of implementation are very detailed, providing in each case a credible background (mission, situation, forces, values), example goals, and an analysis of the results. In concluding, Alberts points out that no system of analysis or attempt at assessment can be successful without considerable amounts of data. He closes by advocating a program of research and testing, combined with data from a variety of sources, and a common language and methodology for the exploration, comprehension, and evaluation of C2/C3 systems.