Which step turns the chosen COA into a detailed plan?

Which step turns the chosen COA into a detailed plan?

• A. Initiate Planning
• B. Develop Plans
• C. Analyze Mission
• D. Develop COAs

Answer: (B)

When a Course of Action has been selected, you need to convert that concept into something you can actually execute. That happens in the phase of developing plans. In this step, planners take the chosen COA and flesh it out into a concrete, detailed plan: specifying tasks, sequencing, unit and resource requirements, timelines, responsibilities, coordinating instructions, and risk mitigations. The result is a complete plan and draft orders ready for execution. The other steps occur earlier. Initiate Planning gets the planning effort started; Analyze Mission is about understanding the mission and problem; Develop COAs is the creation of alternative actions, not the detailing of one selected option.

When a Course of Action has been selected, you need to convert that concept into something you can actually execute. That happens in the phase of developing plans. In this step, planners take the chosen COA and flesh it out into a concrete, detailed plan: specifying tasks, sequencing, unit and resource requirements, timelines, responsibilities, coordinating instructions, and risk mitigations. The result is a complete plan and draft orders ready for execution.

The other steps occur earlier. Initiate Planning gets the planning effort started; Analyze Mission is about understanding the mission and problem; Develop COAs is the creation of alternative actions, not the detailing of one selected option.