JP 510(S) - JOPP Step 2 (Mission Analysis)

Thesis: Mission Analysis (MA) is an important part of the JOPP process. According to JP 5-0, “MA is used to study the assigned tasks and to identify all other tasks necessary to accomplish the mission.” It is a critical part of the process because it provides direction to the commander and allows his staff to properly focus on the problem at hand. Focus during the seminar will be on the 13 steps of Mission Analysis as presented in JP 5-0. In addition, this lesson will link the Operational Design elements discussed in JP-507 with the 13 steps of Mission Analysis to provide the Commander’s Refined Operational Approach necessary for planners to begin developing solutions to the given problem set (COA Development).