1.
Analyze the mission.
2.
Identify
personnel, assets, resources, and time available.
3.
Decentralize
the planning process.
4.
Determine
a specific course of action.
5.
Empower
key leaders to develop the plan for the selected course of action.
6.
Plan
for likely contingencies through each phase of the operation.
7.
Mitigate
risks that can be controlled as much as possible.
8.
Delegate
portions of the plan and brief to key junior leaders.
9.
Continually
check and question the plan against emerging information to ensure it still
fits the situation.
10.
Brief
the plan to all participants and supporting assets.
11.
Conduct
post-operational debrief after execution.
