Which MDMP step involves translating the chosen COA into a plan and order?

Which MDMP step involves translating the chosen COA into a plan and order?

• A. Plan/Order Development
• B. Transition
• C. COA Development
• D. COA Approval

Answer: (A)

In MDMP, once a COA has been chosen, the step that turns that COA into a concrete, executable plan and the orders to carry it out is Plan/Order Development. This phase takes the selected COA and builds a coherent operations plan, defines tasks for subordinate units, sequences actions, allocates resources, and creates the coordinating instructions and annexes that form the actual plan and orders. It is the step that shifts from concept to actionable guidance ready for review, refinement, and dissemination. COA Development is the phase that creates alternative COAs, COA Analysis and War-Gaming and COA Comparison evaluate them, and COA Approval is the formal endorsement of a COA to proceed. Transition comes later, ensuring the plan is handed off and prepared for execution.

In MDMP, once a COA has been chosen, the step that turns that COA into a concrete, executable plan and the orders to carry it out is Plan/Order Development. This phase takes the selected COA and builds a coherent operations plan, defines tasks for subordinate units, sequences actions, allocates resources, and creates the coordinating instructions and annexes that form the actual plan and orders. It is the step that shifts from concept to actionable guidance ready for review, refinement, and dissemination.

COA Development is the phase that creates alternative COAs, COA Analysis and War-Gaming and COA Comparison evaluate them, and COA Approval is the formal endorsement of a COA to proceed. Transition comes later, ensuring the plan is handed off and prepared for execution.