Major William B. Pittman 18 September 2015 MDMP – JOPP – MCPP Major William B. Pittman 18 September 2015 UNCLASSIFIED

PURPOSE Information Brief Introduce Alternative Planning Methodologies to MDMP Introduce Doctrinal References UNCLASSIFIED

Military Decisionmaking Process “The military decisionmaking process is an iterative planning methodology to understand the situation and mission, develop a course of action, and produce an operation plan or order.” “The military decision making process helps leaders apply thoroughness, clarity, sound judgment, logic, and professional knowledge to understand situations, develop options to solve problems, and reach decisions.” FM 6-0 US Army Military Decisionmaking Process (MDMP) 1. Receipt of Mission 2. Mission Analysis 3. COA Development 4. COA Analysis 5. COA Comparison 6. COA Approval 7. Orders Production, Dissemination and Transition

Joint Operations Planning Process “JOPP is an orderly, analytical process, which consists of a set of logical steps to examine a mission; develop, analyze, and compare alternative COAs; select the best COA; and produce a plan or order.” JP 5-0 Joint Operation Planning Process (JOPP) 1. Planning Initiation 2. Mission Analysis 3. COA Development 4. COA Analysis and Wargaming 5. COA Comparison 6. COA Approval 7. Plan or Order Development

Marine Corps Planning Process “A six-step methodology which helps organize the thought process of the commander and staff throughout the planning and execution of military operations. It focuses on the mission and the threat and is based on the USMC philosophy of maneuver warfare.” MCWP 5-1 USMC Marine Corps Planning Process (MCPP) 1. Problem Framing 2. COA Development 3. COA Wargaming 4. COA Comparison and Decision 5. Orders Development 6. Transition

COMPARISON: MDMP, JOPP, MCPP UNCLASSIFIED MDMP JOPP MCPP Army Design Methodology Operational Design Problem Framing Conceptual 1. Receipt of Mission WO CIG 1. Planning Initiation IPG CI JIPOE IPB Design WO 2. Mission Analysis WO IPB 2. Mission Analysis 3. COA Development 3. COA Development 2. COA Development 4. COA Analysis and Wargaming 4. COA Analysis 3. COA Wargaming Detailed 5. COA Comparison 5. COA Comparison 4. COA Comparison and Decision 6. COA Approval WO 6. COA Approval WO 7. Orders Production, Dissemination and Transition 5. Orders Development 7. Plan or Order Development 6. Transition

CONCLUSION Planners will use different doctrine and methodologies depending on what type of staff they are supporting MDMP, MCPP, and JOPP are very similar

REFERENCES FM 6-0, Commander and Staff Organization and Operations Chapter 9 JP 5-0, Joint Operations Planning Chapters 3-4 MCWP 5-1, Marine Corps Planning Process Chapters 1-7