Military Decision Making Process
The Military Decision Making Process[1] (MDMP[2][3]) is a United States Army seven-step[4] process for military decision making in both tactical and garrison environments.[1] It is indelibly linked to Troop Leading Procedures* and Operations orders.
Process
The basic steps in the MDMP are:[1][5][6]
- Receipt of Mission
- Mission Analysis
- Course of action (COA) Development
- COA Analysis (aka Wargaming)
- COA Comparison
- COA Approval
- Orders Production
Drawbacks
MDMP can be both slow and burdensome at lower levels, where small (companies/batteries) units do not have the manpower nor expertise to dissect each layer of higher headquarters' orders.[7] The MDMP is intended as a planning tool for the primary staff of battalion sized units and larger as opposed to the "Troop Leading Procedures", which are used to guide units subordinate to battalions.
External links
References
- ^ a b c FM 5-0, "Army Planning and Orders Production"
- ^ MDMP at The Acronymn Finder
- ^ MDMP at The Free Dictionary's Acronyms
- ^ "MDMP in 3D: military decision making process and 21st century warfare" - Access My Library
- ^ MS National Guard PPT on the MDMP by Maj. George Berry
- ^ MS National Guard XLS on the MDMP
- ^ "Battalion MDMP in a time-constrained environment" from BNet
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