ALC Phase 2 - Military Decision Making Process (MDMP) (Class 005-19)

ALC Phase 2 - Military Decision Making
Process (MDMP) (Class 005-19)
What is planning? Answer - Planning is the art and science of understanding a situation, envisioning a desired future, and laying out effective ways of bringing that future about (ADP 5-0).
What is the Military Decision-making Process (MDMP)? Answer - The military decision-making process is an iterative planning methodology to understand the situation and mission, develop a course of action, and produce an operation plan or order (ADP 5-0)
MDMP helps leaders apply thoroughness, clarity, sound judgment, logic, and professional knowledge in order to? Answer - o Understand situations o Develop options to solve problems
o Reach decisions
MDMP helps Commanders and staff think ________ and ________. Answer - o Critically
o Creatively
What are the 7 steps of the MDMP? Answer - o Receipt of Mission
o Mission Analysis
o COA Development
o COA Analysis
o COA Comparison
o COA Approval
o Orders Production
What are the 8 Troop Leading Procedures (TLP)? Answer - o Receive the mission
o Issue warning order
o Make a tentative plan
o Initiate movement
o Conduct reconnaissance
o Complete the plan
o Issue the order