ADP 5-0 / ADRP 5-0 - The Operations Process

What ADP/ADRP covers The Operations Process?

ADP/ADRP 5-0.

What is the Army's framework for exercising mission command?

The operations process.

What are the major mission command activities performed during operations?

Planning.
Preparing.
Executing.
Continuously assessing the operation.

How do commanders drive the operations process?

Through understanding, visualizing, describing, directing, leading, and assessing operations.

What is a composite of the conditions, circumstances, and influences that affect the employment of capabilities and bear on the decisions of the commander?

An operational environment.

What is MDMP?

The military decision-making process is an iterative planning methodology to understand the situation and mission, develop a course of action, and produce an operation plan or order.

What are the MDMP steps?

Step 1 - Receipt of mission.
Step 2 - Mission analysis.
Step 3 - Course of action development.
Step 4 - Course of action analysis.
Step 5 - Course of action comparison.
Step 6 - Course of action approval.
Step 7 - Orders production, dissemination, and transition.

What are troop-leading procedures?

Troop-leading procedures are a dynamic process used by small-unit leaders to analyze a mission, develop a plan, and prepare for an operation. TLP are used by commanders and leaders without a staff.

What are the troop leading procedure steps?

Step 1 - Receive the mission.
Step 2 - Issue a warning order.
Step 3 - Make a tentative plan.
Step 4 - Initiate movement.
Step 5 - Conduct reconnaissance.
Step 6 - Complete the plan.
Step 7 - Issue the order.
Step 8 - Supervise and refine the plan.