TOOLS OF THE COMPANY COMMANDER

TROOP LEADING PROCEDURES COMPANY DECISION MAKING PROCESS IPB PROCESS

AO / AI / AOI
1. RECEIVE THE MISSION 1.
1. MISSION ANALYSIS DETERMINE
OPERATIONAL
INITIAL TIME LINE - ANALYSIS OF MISSION ENVIROMENT
COMPANY PURPOSE
4.
2. ISSUE WARNO HIGHER CONCEPT/INTENT 3. THREAT 2.
M DETERMINE TASKS EVALUATE COAs DESCRIBE
THE THREAT ENVIRONMENTAL
E SPECIFIED/IMPLIED/ESSENTIAL EFFECTS
3. MAKE A TENTATIVEPLAN DETERMINE LIMITATIONS ON OPERATIONS
T DEVELOP RESTATED MISSION
T - ENEMY ANALYSIS DOCTRINAL
- TERRAIN & WEATHER ANALYSIS TEMPLATE MCOO
4. INITIATE MOVEMENT T OAKOC ORDER OF BATTLE
OAKOC

C - TROOP ANALYSIS COMPOSITION EFFECTS ON:

DISPOSITION ENEMY
- TIME ANALYSIS STRENGTHS FRIENDLY
5. CONDUCT 2. COA DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES SITUATIONAL
- ANALYZE RELATIVE CBT PWR TEMPLATE
RECONNAISSANCE (ECOAs)
- GENERATE OPTIONS
DETERMINE DECISIVE POINT
DETERMINE DOCTRINAL REQUIREMENTS
6. COMPLETE THE PLAN ASSIGN PURPOSES
ASSIGN TASKS EVENT
- ARRAY INITIAL FORCES TEMPLATE
- DEVELOP CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS
7. ISSUE ORDER
- ASSIGN RESPONSIBILITIES
- PREP SKETCH & STATEMENT
3. COA ANALYSIS (WARGAME) DECISION
8. SUPERVISE - BOX/BELT/AVENUE IN DEPTH SUPPORT
- RESULTS: Co SYNC MATRIX TEMPLATE
4. COA COMPARISON & SELECTION
RECONNAISSANCE IS PLANNED BASED ON INFORMATION NEEDED TO COMPLETE
THE TENTATIVE PLAN (ie CONFIRM/DENY ENEMY COA). THE INFORMATION IS
THEN “PLUGGED” BACK INTO THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS, FORCING THE
CONTINUOUS ANALYSIS OF MTET-TC AND OUR SELECTED COA
 •Type of operation Mission Time
Troop Leading •General location of operation •Mission, Intent, Concept •Battalion times
•Initial operational timeline •1 up and 2 up •Hard times
Procedures Outline •Reconnaissance to initiate •Purpose •Company troop leading
•Movement to initiate •Tasks procedures
1) Receive the mission •Light data
•Planning and preparation instructions •Specified, Implied, Essential
1) Initial timeline, possible mission •To include planning timeline •Constraints •Enemy data
2) Issue the WARNO •Information requirements (IR and CCIR) •Restated mission •1/3, 2/3 rule

1) 5 Paragraph format *Significant conclusions *Significant conclusions

3) Make a tentative plan MTETT-C

1) Mission analysis •Summary of mission analysis

Terrain Enemy
•Restated mission
2) COA development •AO •General situations
•Initial risk assessment (tactical and accidental)
3) COA analysis •AI-CAR •Disposition
•Tentative decisive point
4) COA comparison •Weather •Composition
•Initial commander’s intent
•Visibility •Capabilities by WFF elements
5) COA selection
•Wind •PCOA
4) Initiate movement
•Analyze relative combat power •MPCOA
•Precipitation
1) XO, 1SG •Generate options
•Cloud coverage *Significant conclusions
5) Conduct recon •Array forces
•Temp/humidity
6) Complete the plan •Develop concept of operations
•Terrain
Troops
1) Orders production •Assign responsibilities (2-5)
•Obstacles
•Morale
7) Issue the order •Prepare COA statement and sketch
•Avenue of approach
•Training and experience
1) Verbal, terrain model, paper •Key terrain
•Capabilities by WFF elements
COA Analysis (war game)
8) Supervise •Observation/fields
•Leadership
*Action – Reaction – Counteraction* of fire
1) Confirm briefs *Significant conclusions
•Methods •Cover and
2) Back briefs concealment
•Box
3) Rehearsals *Significant conclusions
•Belt Civil
4) PCC – 1 up = check equipment •Avenue in depth •Areas
•COA must be Purpose of the Operation
5) PCI – 2 up = company, mission •Structures
•Distinguishable •Form of maneuver/defensive technique
•Capabilities
•Feasible •Decisive point and why
•Organizations
•Acceptable •Main effort with task and purpose
•People
•Complete •Supporting efforts with task and purpose
•Events
•Suitable •Endstate
*Significant conclusions
ICCC (29SEP05)
 TOOLS OF THE COMPANY COMMANDER
IPB PROCESS
TROOP LEADING PROCEDURES COMPANY DECISION MAKING PROCESS
1. MISSION ANALYSIS 1. AO, AOI, AI
1. RECEIVE THE MISSION - TIME ANALYSIS DEFINE THE
OPERATIONAL
- ANALYSIS OF MISSION ENVIROMENT
HIGHER MISSION/CONCEPT/INTENT
2. ISSUE WARNO T COMPANY PURPOSE
3.
4.
THREAT
2.
DESCRIBE
DETERMINE TASKS EVALUATE COAs
THE
M SPECIFIED/IMPLIED/ESSENTIAL THE THREAT
ENVIRONMENTAL
EFFECTS ON

3. MAKE A TENTATIVE PLAN

T DETERMINE CONSTRAINTS OPERATIONS

DEVELOP RESTATED MISSION

C - TERRAIN & WEATHER ANALYSIS THREAT
MCOO
E OAKOC TEMPLATE
OAKOC
4. INITIATE MOVEMENT - CIVIL ANALYSIS
T - ENEMY ANALYSIS
ORDER OF BATTLE
COMPOSITION EFFECTS ON:
DISPOSITION ENEMY
- TROOP ANALYSIS STRENGTHS FRIENDLY
2. COA DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES
SITTEMP
5. CONDUCT - ANALYZE RELATIVE COMBAT POWER (ECOAs)
RECONNAISSANCE - GENERATE OPTIONS
- ARRAY FORCES
CONFIRM DECISIVE POINT
6. COMPLETE THE PLAN DETERMINE DOCTRINAL REQUIREMENTS EVENT
ASSIGN PURPOSES TEMPLATE
ASSIGN TASKS
- DEVELOP A CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS
7. ISSUE ORDER - ASSIGN RESPONSIBILITIES
- PREPARE COA STATEMENT AND SKETCH DECISION
3. COA ANALYSIS (WARGAME) SUPPORT
8. SUPERVISE - BOX/BELT/AVENUE IN DEPTH TEMPLATE
- RESULTS: CO SYNC MATRIX AND HPTL
4. COA COMPARISON & SELECTION

RECONNAISSANCE IS PLANNED BASED ON INFORMATION NEEDED TO COMPLETE

THE TENTATIVE PLAN (i.e. CONFIRM/DENY ENEMY COA). THE INFORMATION IS
THEN “PLUGGED” BACK INTO THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS, FORCING THE
CONTINUOUS ANALYSIS OF METT-TC AND OUR SELECTED COA
 •Type of operation
Troop Leading •General location of operation
Mission
•Mission, Intent, Concept
Time (HOPE-L)
•Higher’s timeline
Procedures •Initial operational timeline - 2 up and 1 up
•Purpose
•Operational timeline
•Reconnaissance to initiate •Planning timeline
Outline •Movement to initiate
•Tasks
Specified •Enemy’s timeline
1. Receive the mission •Planning and preparation instructions (to include Implied •Light data
planning timeline) Essential •1/3, 2/3 rule
Initial timeline, possible mission •Constraints (require / limit
•Information requirements action) *Significant conclusions
2. Issue the WARNO •Commander’s critical information requirements •Restated mission
5 Paragraph format (min info) *Significant conclusions
METT-TC (or TMT-CET) Enemy
3. Make a tentative plan •General situation
•Summary of mission analysis
a. Mission analysis •Restated mission •Disposition
Terrain
b. COA development •Composition
•Initial risk assessment (tactical and •AO (OBTF)
accidental) •AOI (CARR) •Strength
c. COA analysis
•Tentative decisive point •Terrain •Capabilities by WFF
d. COA comparison elements, HVTL
•Initial commander’s intent •Obstacles
e. COA selection •Avenues of approach •PCOA & MDCOA
•Key terrain *Significant conclusions
4. Initiate movement •Analyze relative combat power
•Observation & fields
XO, 1SG •Generate options of fire
•Array forces •Cover and Troops
5. Conduct reconnaissance concealment
•Develop concept of operations •Weather •Leadership
6. Complete the plan •Assign responsibilities (2-5) •Visibility •Morale
Orders production •Wind
•Prepare COA statement and sketch •Training and experience
•Precipitation
7. Issue the order •Cloud coverage •Capabilities by WFF
elements
COA Screening Criteria at end of COA Dev •Temp/humidity
Verbal, terrain model,
COA must be: *Significant conclusions *Significant conclusions
paper - Suitable
- Distinguishable Civil
8. Supervise - Feasible COA Statement
Considerations
- Complete •Areas
Confirmation briefs •Form of maneuver or defensive technique
- Acceptable •Structures
Back briefs COA Analysis (war game) •Decisive point and why
*Action – Reaction – Counteraction* •Capabilities
•Risk and mitigation
Rehearsals •Organizations
•Finalized HPTs based on COAs •Tasks and purposes of the decisive, shaping, and
PCC – 1 up = check equipment •Methods sustaining operations •People
PCI – 2 up = company, mission •Box • Reserve planning priorities •Events
•Belt • Purposes of critical WFF elements *Significant
•Avenue in depth •Endstate
conclusions