What is the third step of the MDMP?

What is the third step of the MDMP?

• A. Mission Analysis
• B. Course of Action Development
• C. Course of Action Analysis
• D. Orders Production, Dissemination, and Transition

Answer: (B)

In the MDMP, you first understand the mission and the problem, then you move into proposing potential ways to accomplish it. The third step is Course of Action Development, where the team creates multiple potential ways to achieve the mission, each outlining a concept of operation and the major tasks involved. These COAs are designed to be feasible and distinct so they can later be analyzed, evaluated, and compared. That analysis and comparison come after this development phase, followed by selection and issuing orders.

In the MDMP, you first understand the mission and the problem, then you move into proposing potential ways to accomplish it. The third step is Course of Action Development, where the team creates multiple potential ways to achieve the mission, each outlining a concept of operation and the major tasks involved. These COAs are designed to be feasible and distinct so they can later be analyzed, evaluated, and compared. That analysis and comparison come after this development phase, followed by selection and issuing orders.