The Last QDR?

The article discusses the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) made by the U.S. Defense Department. It cites the opinion of senior government analyst Anthony Cordesman, who criticized the QDR due to its lack of a real world force plan, a Future Years Defense Plan, as well as metrics to determine or measure its success. It suggests that the department should emulate the move of private businesses in the U.S., which adopted new forms of strategy-development. It also cites the book "The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning," by Henry Mintzberg.