Key Concepts

Question 1

How do commanders drive the operations process?

Answer 1

Through (UVDDLA)

1. Understanding
2. Visualizing
3. Describing
4. Directing
5. Leading
6. Assessing

Question 2

What are the eight steps of the Kotter Change Model?

Answer 2

1. Establish a sense of urgency
2. Creating the guiding coalition
3. Developing a vision and strategy
4. Communicating the change vision
5. Empowering broad-based action
6. Generating short-term wins
7. Consolidating gains and producing more change
8. Anchoring new approaches in the culture

Question 3

What are the Seven Elements of Negotiation?

Answer 3

(ILRAOCC)

1. Interests
2. Legitimacy
3. Relationship
4. Alternatives
5. Options
6. Commitment
7. Communication

Question 4

What are the 10 elements of Operational Art (Army)?

Answer 4

End state and conditions
Center of Gravity*
Decisive Points*
Lines of Operation and Lines of Effort
Basing
Tempo
Phasing and transitions
Culmination*
Operational Reach*
Risk

Question 5

What are the elements of Operational Design (Joint)?

Answer 5

Termination
Military End-State
Objectives
Effects
Center of Gravity
Decisive Points
Lines of Operation and Lines of Effort
Direct and Indirect approach
Anticipation
Operational Reach
Culmination
Arranging Operations
Forces and Functions

Question 6

What is Operational Art?

Answer 6

the cognitive approach by commanders and staffs - supported by their skill, knowledge, experience, creativity, and judgment -

to develop strategies, campaigns, and operations to organize

and employ military forces by integration of ENDS, WAYS, and MEANS

Question 7

What are the Seven Steps in the Vision Process?

Answer 7

1. Begin initial Assessment
2. Develop initial organizational-level vision
3. Establish goals based on initial assessment
4. Complete the initial organizational assessment
5. Refine Goals, based on initial assessment
6. Establish prioritized tasks to support goals
7. Implement Change

Question 8

What are the Seven steps in the MDMP?

Answer 8

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

Question 9

What are the Eight Troop Leading Procedures?

Answer 9

1. Recieve the mission
2. Issue a warning order
3. Make a tentative plan
4. Initiate movement
5. Conduct reconnaissance
6. Complete the plan
7. Issue the order
8. Supervise and refine