Planning Overview

Question 1

What level of command does the Ops Process take place?

Answer 1

At the strategic level.

Question 2

What level of command does Army Design Methodology take place?

Answer 2

At the operational level.

Question 3

What level of command does the Military Decision Making Process take place?

Answer 3

At the tactical level. Battalion and higher because they have an actual staff. Or an ODA with staff functions.

Question 4

What is planning?

Answer 4

The ART and SCIENCE of understanding a situation, envisioning a desired future, and determining effective ways to bring that future about.

Question 5

What is the purpose of planning?

Answer 5

To translate the Commander’s visualization into a Course of Action to solve a problem(s).

Question 6

What are four pitfalls in planning?

Answer 6

1. Attempting to forecast & dictate events too far into the future.
2. Trying to plan in too much detail.
3. Use the plan as a script for execution.
4. Institutionalizing rigid planning methods.

Question 7

Identify the aspects of the geographic operational framework?

Answer 7

Deep Area
Close Area
Security Area

Question 8

Identify the aspects of the purpose in operational framework?

Answer 8

Decisive Ops
Shaping Ops
Sustaining Ops

Question 9

Identify the aspects of the effort in operational framework?

Answer 9

Main and Supporting Efforts