In early spring, a certain brigade of the Northern Theater Command Air Force talked about their independently developed intelligent auxiliary management system, which was praised by officers and soldiers as a "digital intelligence staff officer". The system was able to train injury patterns through data analysis and provide us with training "tips". What are the outstanding features of this system? With questions in mind, I found Liu Lu, the leader of the system development team and an engineer from the brigade, in a conference room. The system focuses on usability, which can truly reduce the burden and increase efficiency for officers and soldiers. ”Liu Lu swiped the mouse and provided a detailed introduction to the system's functions and the story behind its "usability". A few years ago, Liu Lu, as the backbone of the company's training, often traveled to the office to submit training plans, which was time-consuming and laborious. In order to save time, he developed a simple information office system in his spare time, which was well received by his comrades after being promoted and applied. Although innovation is small, it brings many conveniences to the grassroots. The party committee of the brigade keenly captures the value of this system. After conducting in-depth research, they decided to provide resource support, promote the expansion and upgrading of system functions, and gradually incorporate daily work such as equipment procurement, financial verification, vacation approval, and vehicle application into it. However, despite the system upgrade, there have been fewer positive reviews. The various feedbacks from the officers and soldiers, such as upload lag, complex interface, and inconvenient operation, caught the R&D team off guard. The system cannot only pursue multiple functions, the key is to make officers and soldiers feel that it is effective, practical, and useful, truly freeing everyone from inefficient and repetitive affairs. ”Through in-depth research and communication, the R&D team identified the crux of the problem. Subsequently, the R&D team anchored the goal of "usability", conducted in-depth research and repeated optimization, and focused on breaking down data barriers, achieving intelligent linkage, and maximizing the satisfaction of the needs of officers and soldiers. For example, the system can automatically process the distribution of military parents' support subsidies based on annual data changes, and officers and soldiers do not need to go to the authorities specifically to handle procedures. Whether the system is good or not, the officers and soldiers the final say. They use the backend data of the system to calculate the click through rate of each section. Once they find that a section has a low usage rate, they actively go to the grassroots to understand the reasons and make timely improvements. Over the years, members of the R&D team have developed a habit of checking the "system improvement suggestion column" every day, no matter how busy they are, using the experience of officers and soldiers as a benchmark for optimization. At the end of last year, the system was upgraded to version 3.0. This upgrade is not only a technological update, but also a leap in concept - introducing AI intelligent assistance technology to systematically integrate scattered functions; Input commands to retrieve data, easy to operate and learn; Automatic reminder of periodic work, system role changes from "tool" to "staff officer"... "Di -" I saw at a station in the brigade that as the alarm bell sounded, the officers and soldiers quickly entered a first-class combat readiness state. On the duty room display screen, the combat readiness level, task focus, and specific requirements are clear at a glance. Previously, conveying instructions required individual phone calls, but now through the system, rapid and precise deployment can be achieved, greatly improving the efficiency of combat readiness level conversion. ”A staff officer from a government agency said, "To ensure smooth command flow, the system has specially designed a status feedback function to display the real-time reception and response status of each station." Surprisingly, the members of this research and development team are officers, soldiers, and civilian personnel from the brigade, and none of them have a background in computer science. A leader of the brigade said that they had also considered leveraging the power of local companies to develop the system, but soon found that the communication cost was too high in practice, and most of the time was spent on military terminology popularization and business process interpretation. Although the members of the R&D team are 'halfway through the journey', they are all backbone members who have grown through practical experience. They not only understand technology, but also understand the troops and officers and soldiers. In the R&D attack, they are often better able to grasp the pulse of the needs of officers and soldiers. ”The leader said that only by tapping into the potential of talents and gathering the wisdom of officers and soldiers can we effectively stimulate the vitality of grassroots independent reform. It is understood that since the operation of the system, the R&D team has been continuously tackling technical difficulties while conducting discussions and research at grassroots points to ensure that the system functions meet grassroots needs and achieve load reduction and efficiency improvement. Nowadays, version 3.0 runs smoothly, but the R&D team's footsteps have not stopped. They admitted, "Many functions still need further development, such as the automatic generation of meeting minutes proposed by the authorities. We should prioritize the development of functions closely related to combat readiness training and the vital interests of officers and soldiers." Behind the phrase "easy to use," it carries responsibility and reflects style. This style is also reflected in a clear understanding of system applications. Intelligent assistance is ultimately just assistance, helping us to understand grassroots situations more efficiently. But if we overly rely on the system and neglect field research, the distance from the grassroots will actually widen. ”A leader of the brigade said. Xu Yang, the head of the Technical Service Department of the brigade, was deeply impressed by this. He opened the communication equipment management section to introduce that all data comes from solid frontline research. It is precisely with the support of these detailed data that the system can generate accurate equipment fault analysis charts, help them accurately grasp phased tendency problems, carry out key investigations and targeted assistance, and achieve the effect of "data" generating "intelligence". The digital intelligence engine drives the transformation and upgrading of the military. One click generation of analysis charts for training results, providing a basis for refining training plans; Visualize the entire process of equipment maintenance, effectively improving equipment utilization; Intelligent matching of talent database, optimizing team configuration for task solving... This set of "digital intelligence staff" from the grassroots level is helping the brigade continuously break through the efficiency boundaries of traditional models, injecting strong impetus into combat effectiveness construction through the practical exploration of "human-machine dance". How can such innovation not be praised by the officers and soldiers! (New Society)