MARINE CORS PLANNING PROCESSES MCPP: Qs And As
IMPORTANCE OF PLANNING Right Ans - Whether one is taking a trip or
preparing to engage enemy forces, planning is important. Often, when faced
with a problem, the first instinct is to dive in and implement the most obvious
solution. Planning ensures a better result by using a systematic, tried-and-true
series of steps and activities in the problem-solving process. Planning must be
thorough and well-coordinated. A haphazard or hurried approach to planning
threatens the lives of Marines and jeopardizes mission accomplishment.
Planning helps achieve a desired end state through anticipation and
preparation. Military planning, regardless of the branch of service, is
essentially a structured, formalized version of what you do every day—in and
out of uniform—to solve problems and achieve goals. Neither everyday
problem-solving nor military planning processes are ridged, lock-step
procedures that must be applied the same way every time. Each process needs
to be applied flexibly; this flexibility can be achieved by using critical thinking
and judgment to analyze, evaluate, and choose among possible solutions.
FUNCTIONS SPECIFIC TO MILITARY PLANNING Right Ans - The
commander uses planning to:
• Gain knowledge
• Gain situational awareness
• Support the decision-making process
The key functions of planning are to:
• Direct and coordinate actions
• Develop a shared situational awareness
• Generate expectations about how actions will evolve and how they will affect
the desired outcome
As a military leader, you will be involved in planning. Military planning yields
some unique types of information that are especially useful to commanders.
The commander uses planning to gain knowledge and situational awareness
,to support his decision-making process. The key functions of planning are to:
direct and coordinate actions, develop a shared situational awareness,
generate expectations about how actions will evolve and how they will affect
the desired outcome, support the exercise of initiative, and to shape the
thinking of planners. Keep these points in mind as we continue through the
course.
MCPP DEFINED Right Ans - PLANNING OVERVIEW
• Marine Corps Planning Process is...
...an internal planning process that supports the Marine Corps warfighting
philosophy of maneuver warfare and decision-making by the commander.
• MCPP conveys the commander's decisions, is designed for any echelon of
command, and is applicable across the range of military operations.
The Marine Corps Planning Process can be defined as an internal planning
process that supports the Marine Corps warfighting philosophy of maneuver
warfare and decision-making by the commander. MCPP conveys the
commander's decisions, is designed for any echelon of command, and is
applicable across the range of military operations.
Right Ans - CHARACTERISTICS OF MCPP
MCPP is:
• A way to think or reason
• A logical approach to problem-solving
• Focused on mission and the threat
• Scalable
• Flexible
Time and uncertainty work against planning situations; however, MCPP
provides a way to think or reason that organizes our thoughts and focuses our
efforts. It gives us a logical approach to problem-solving, which reduces the
risks of uncertainty. Planning will not eliminate uncertainty, but effective
planning will allow the commander to decide and act effectively by focusing
on the mission and the threat—even when uncertainty is present.
Right Ans - TENETS OF MCPP
, • MCPP tenets are derived from the philosophy of maneuver warfare.
• The three tenets of MCPP are:
- Top-down planning
- Single-battle concept
- Integrated planning
MCPP supports maneuver warfare. The tenets of MCPP are derived from this
warfighting philosophy. The three tenets of MCPP are top- down planning,
single-battle concept, and integrated planning. These tenets guide the
commander's use of his staff to plan and execute military operations. Top-
down planning and the single-battle concept ensure unity of effort, and they
ensure the warfighting functions are used as the building- blocks of integrated
planning.
The top-down planning tenet of MCPP states that planning is a fundamental
responsibility of command. The commander must drive the planning process.
The commander's intent and guidance are critical to planning. The
commander adapts the planning process to the size, time, and experience of
the staff. In turn, the commander uses planning to gain knowledge and
situational awareness to support his decision-making process. The
commander's staff and subordinate commanders use his plan, guidance, and
concept of operations to accomplish the mission.
The commander must always view the entire battlespace as one entity. He
must anticipate the profound and often unintended effects one part of the
battlespace has on other areas and events. While the battlespace may be
divided conceptually into deep, close, and rear areas to assist planning and to
decentralize execution, the commander's intent ensures unit of effort by
fighting a single battle.
Integrated planning is a disciplined approached to planning. It is systematic,
coordinated, and thorough. Integrated planning is based on the six
warfighting functions: command and control, logistics, intelligence, maneuver,
force pro
Right Ans - The key to integrated planning is the knowledge and
experience of the personnel representing each warfighting function.
IMPORTANCE OF PLANNING Right Ans - Whether one is taking a trip or
preparing to engage enemy forces, planning is important. Often, when faced
with a problem, the first instinct is to dive in and implement the most obvious
solution. Planning ensures a better result by using a systematic, tried-and-true
series of steps and activities in the problem-solving process. Planning must be
thorough and well-coordinated. A haphazard or hurried approach to planning
threatens the lives of Marines and jeopardizes mission accomplishment.
Planning helps achieve a desired end state through anticipation and
preparation. Military planning, regardless of the branch of service, is
essentially a structured, formalized version of what you do every day—in and
out of uniform—to solve problems and achieve goals. Neither everyday
problem-solving nor military planning processes are ridged, lock-step
procedures that must be applied the same way every time. Each process needs
to be applied flexibly; this flexibility can be achieved by using critical thinking
and judgment to analyze, evaluate, and choose among possible solutions.
FUNCTIONS SPECIFIC TO MILITARY PLANNING Right Ans - The
commander uses planning to:
• Gain knowledge
• Gain situational awareness
• Support the decision-making process
The key functions of planning are to:
• Direct and coordinate actions
• Develop a shared situational awareness
• Generate expectations about how actions will evolve and how they will affect
the desired outcome
As a military leader, you will be involved in planning. Military planning yields
some unique types of information that are especially useful to commanders.
The commander uses planning to gain knowledge and situational awareness
,to support his decision-making process. The key functions of planning are to:
direct and coordinate actions, develop a shared situational awareness,
generate expectations about how actions will evolve and how they will affect
the desired outcome, support the exercise of initiative, and to shape the
thinking of planners. Keep these points in mind as we continue through the
course.
MCPP DEFINED Right Ans - PLANNING OVERVIEW
• Marine Corps Planning Process is...
...an internal planning process that supports the Marine Corps warfighting
philosophy of maneuver warfare and decision-making by the commander.
• MCPP conveys the commander's decisions, is designed for any echelon of
command, and is applicable across the range of military operations.
The Marine Corps Planning Process can be defined as an internal planning
process that supports the Marine Corps warfighting philosophy of maneuver
warfare and decision-making by the commander. MCPP conveys the
commander's decisions, is designed for any echelon of command, and is
applicable across the range of military operations.
Right Ans - CHARACTERISTICS OF MCPP
MCPP is:
• A way to think or reason
• A logical approach to problem-solving
• Focused on mission and the threat
• Scalable
• Flexible
Time and uncertainty work against planning situations; however, MCPP
provides a way to think or reason that organizes our thoughts and focuses our
efforts. It gives us a logical approach to problem-solving, which reduces the
risks of uncertainty. Planning will not eliminate uncertainty, but effective
planning will allow the commander to decide and act effectively by focusing
on the mission and the threat—even when uncertainty is present.
Right Ans - TENETS OF MCPP
, • MCPP tenets are derived from the philosophy of maneuver warfare.
• The three tenets of MCPP are:
- Top-down planning
- Single-battle concept
- Integrated planning
MCPP supports maneuver warfare. The tenets of MCPP are derived from this
warfighting philosophy. The three tenets of MCPP are top- down planning,
single-battle concept, and integrated planning. These tenets guide the
commander's use of his staff to plan and execute military operations. Top-
down planning and the single-battle concept ensure unity of effort, and they
ensure the warfighting functions are used as the building- blocks of integrated
planning.
The top-down planning tenet of MCPP states that planning is a fundamental
responsibility of command. The commander must drive the planning process.
The commander's intent and guidance are critical to planning. The
commander adapts the planning process to the size, time, and experience of
the staff. In turn, the commander uses planning to gain knowledge and
situational awareness to support his decision-making process. The
commander's staff and subordinate commanders use his plan, guidance, and
concept of operations to accomplish the mission.
The commander must always view the entire battlespace as one entity. He
must anticipate the profound and often unintended effects one part of the
battlespace has on other areas and events. While the battlespace may be
divided conceptually into deep, close, and rear areas to assist planning and to
decentralize execution, the commander's intent ensures unit of effort by
fighting a single battle.
Integrated planning is a disciplined approached to planning. It is systematic,
coordinated, and thorough. Integrated planning is based on the six
warfighting functions: command and control, logistics, intelligence, maneuver,
force pro
Right Ans - The key to integrated planning is the knowledge and
experience of the personnel representing each warfighting function.
