JP-501 (S) Joint Campaign Planning Introduction

Thesis: As we learned during the Joint Forces course, today’s military services must prepare to fight as part of a joint team. To do this successfully, we must understand how to conduct joint operations planning—the focus of the Joint Campaign Planning (JP) course. This first seminar serves as the JP course introduction to establish a critical framework for how the course is organized. The seminar ensures students understand the JP course design, phasing, evaluation instruments, and ultimately establish course expectations. Furthermore, this seminar sets the context for joint campaign planning so the students understand where ACSC will focus the students’ educational efforts.
 * 1) SOB: Describe how strategic guidance is processed into operational plans.
 * 2) SOB: Describe the main steps of the Joint Planning Process.


 * 1) ​Planning Initiation - authorities decide military options are necessary
 * 2) Mission Analysis - study the assigned tasks necessary to complete the mission
 * 3) COA Development - unique choices for ways the CC can accomplish the mission
 * 4) COA Analysis - analyze advantages/disadvantages of each COA
 * 5) COA Comparison - compare all COAs and select one w/highest probability of success
 * 6) Plan Development - expand the COA into a detailed CONPLAN or OPORD