AMERICAN SYSTEMS JIWC has a wealth of knowledge and practical experience in strategic planning and master plan development. Our staff is also experienced in strategic planning that supports corporate and industry needs. As an outside facilitator for strategic planning, AMERICAN SYSTEMS JIWC is able to maintain a climate of openness and participation that supports situation analysis, strategic thinking, future environment assumptions (Alternative Futures), vision development and core-functional strategies, resulting in action plans. Our personnel have experience in gap analysis, benchmarking, strategic issues and strategic programming. AMERICAN SYSTEMS JIWC supported the development of the Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Program (JNLWP) Master Plan, which employs a framework of vision goals, objective, and tasks (VGOT) to facilitate near-term efforts while systematically approaching the future.