text: Team Operations
  TROOP LEADING PROCEDURES
  4-10. The TLP provides leaders at company level and below with a framework to develop plans and
  orders, and to prepare for operations. TLP is a dynamic process used by small unit leaders to analyze a
  mission, develop a plan, and prepare for an operation. These procedures enable leaders to maximize
  available planning time while developing effective plans and adequately preparing their unit(s) for an
  operation. The TLP have eight steps, shown in Figure 4-1. The sequence is not rigid. They can be
  modified to meet the mission, situation, and available time. Some steps are performed concurrently,
  while others may continue throughout the operation (FM 5-0).
  Figure 4-1. TLP and METT-TC.
  4-11. LRS teams use TLP slightly differently than do other units. Normally, Steps 3 and 4 reverse,
  because the team moves to the planning facility before receiving the company OPORD and making a
  tentative plan (mission analysis). After Step 7, the team usually must backbrief to gain approval to
  conduct the mission. The following description of how TLP are executed uses the LRS team as an
  example. However, other LRSU leaders use TLP the same way:
  Receive the Mission
  4-12. Detailed planning ensures mission success and team survival. On receipt of the WARNO, the
  team begins an intensive preparatory phase at the unit area. The team leader has the team start initial
  inspections and prepare for movement to the planning facility. Occasionally, the team may need to
  receive the initial mission briefing (OPORD with MPF) at this time. However, it is preferred this briefing
  occur after the team is in the planning facility.