MDMP Flashcards
1
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MDMP Steps
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- Receipt of Mission
- Mission Analysis
- COA Development
- COA Analysis (wargame)
- COA comparison
- COA approval
- Orders production, dissemination and transition
2
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Receipt of mission in/outputs
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- Inputs: Mission received from higher HQ or deduced by the commander / staff
- Outputs:
- CDR’s initial guidance
- Initial allocation of time
- WARNO 1
3
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Receipt of the mission process
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1) Alert the staff and other key participants 2) Gather the tools 3) Update running estimates 4) Conduct initial assessment 5) Issue the commander’s initial guidance 6) Issue the initial warning order
4
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Mission Analysis Inputs
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- Commander’s initial guidance
- Higher HQ plan or order
- Higher HQ intel & knowledge products
- Knowledge products from other organizations
- Army design methodology concept
5
Q
What is the Mission Analysis process
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- Analyze the higher HQ plan or order
- Perform initial IPB
- Determine specified, implied, and essential tasks
- Review available assets and identify resource shortfalls
- Determine constraints
- Identify critical facts and develop assuptions
- Begin risk management
- Develop initial CCIRs and EEFIs
- Develop the initial information collection plan
- Update plan for the use of available time
- Develop initial themes and messages
- Develop a proposed problem statement
- Develop a proposed mission statement
- Present the mission analysis briefing
- Develop and issue initial commander’s intent
- Develop and issue initial planning guidance
- Develop COA evaluation criteria
- Issue a WARNO
6
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Mission analysis outputs
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- Problem statement
- Mission statement
- Initial CDR’s intent
- Initial CDR’s planning guidance
- Initial CCIR & EEFI
- Updated running estimates & IPB products
- Assumptions
- Evaluation criteria for COAs
- WARNO 2
7
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COA Dev Inputs
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- Mission statement
- Initial CDR’s intent, planning guidance, CCIR, & EEFI
- Updated IPB & running estimates
- Assumptions
- Evaluation criteria for COAs
8
Q
What are the steps in COA dev?
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AGADAP + CS
- Assess Relative Combat Power
- Generate Options
- Array Forces
- Develop a Broad Concept
- Assign Headquarters
- Prepare COA Statements and Sketches
- Conduct a Course of Action Briefing
- Select or Modify COA for Continued Analysis
9
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What are the COA dev outputs?
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- COA statements & sketches
- Tentative task organization
- Broad concept of operations
- Revised planning guidance
- Updated assumptions
10
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What are the COA Analysis inputs?
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- Updated running estimates
- Revised planning guidance
- COA statements and sketches
- Updated assumptions
11
Q
What are the COA analysis and war-gaming steps?
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- Gather the Tools
- List All Friendly Forces
- List Assumptions
- List Known Critical Events and Decision Points
- Select the War-Gaming Method
- Select a Technique to Record and Display Results
- War-Game the Operation and Assess the Results
- Conduct a War-Game Briefing (Optional)
12
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What are the COA analysis outputs?
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- Refined COAs
- Potential decision points
- War-game results
- Initial assessment measures
- Updated assumptions
13
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What are your COA comparison inputs?
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- Updated running estimates
- Refined COAs
- Evaluation criteria
- War-game results
- Updated assumptions
14
Q
What are the COA comparison steps?
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- Conduct Advantages and Disadvantages Analysis
- Compare Courses of Action
- Conduct a Course of Action Decision Briefing
15
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What are the COA comparison outputs?
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- Evaluated COAs
- Recommended COAs
- Updated running estimates
- Updated assumptions
