Marine Corps Planning Process also clarifies the distinction between intent and guid-ance. Intent describes the purpose of the action being directed and an idea of its end state.

THE MARINE CORPS PLANNING PROCESS STEP FOUR: COA Comparison and Decision KEY INPUTS •Updated IPB products •Updated, complete COAs •COA war game worksheet •COA evaluation worksheet •Resource shortfalls •Updated CCIRs •Decision Support Template & Decision Support Matrix •Branches & sequels identified for further planning KEY RESULTS

employing the steps of the Marine Corps Planning Process (MCPP). The Guides are for the use of our readers and members of the MCA&F and will be available for members to download at www.mca-marines.org/gazette/MCPP_guides “We should think of planning as a learning process—as mental preparation which improves our understanding of a situation.

The MCPP is a six-step process comprised of problem framing, course of action (COA) development, COA wargaming, COA comparison and decision, orders development, and transition.

The Marine Corps Planning Process is a six-step process comprising problem framing, course of action (COA) development, COA wargaming, COA comparison and decision, orders development, and transition. The Marine Corps often operates in a joint environment, where the MCPP is the vehicle through which commanders and their staffs in the operating ...

The aim of command and control is to enhance the commander’s ability to make sound and timely decisions. Effective decision making requires both the situational understanding to recognize the...

While this publication presents the six steps of the MCPP sequentially, planning seldom occurs in a straightforward manner. For example, infor-mation gained during COA development or war-gaming...

The six-step Marine Corps Planning Process aligns with the seven-step Joint Planning Process and is compatible with the Adaptive Planning and Execution System.

MARINE CORPS PLANNING PROCESS (MCPP) a. Purpose. MCPP is staff level planning designed to promote an understanding among the Commander, his staff, and subordinate Commanders regarding the...

The MCPP organizes these procedures into six manageable, logical steps (see figure 1). These steps provide the Commander and his staff, at all levels, a means to organize their planning...