The Operations Process

Question 1

What is the Army’s framework for exercising mission command?

Answer 1

The Operations Process.

Question 2

What are the four major mission command activities performed during
operations?

Answer 2

1. Planning.
2. Preparing.
3. Executing.
4. Continuously assessing the operation

Question 3

How do commanders drive the operations process?

Answer 3

Through Understanding, Visualizing, Describing, Directing,
Leading, and Assessing operations

Question 4

What is MDMP?

Answer 4

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.

Question 5

What are the MDMP steps?

Answer 5

Step 1 - Receipt of mission.
Step 2 - Mission analysis.
Step 3 - Course of action development.
Step 4 - Course of action analysis.
Step 5 - Course of action comparison.
Step 6 - Course of action approval.
Step 7 - Orders production, dissemination, and transition.

Question 6

What are troop-leading procedures?

Answer 6

Troop-leading procedures are a dynamic process used by small-
unit leaders to analyze a mission, develop a plan, and prepare

for an operation. TLP are used by commanders and leaders
without a staff.