text: Appendix A
  Table A-3. Protection integration to MDMP (continued)
  Key Input Steps Protection Actions Protection Output Key Output
  • Mission statement Step 3: • Determine array of • Recommended • COA statements
  • Initial • COA protection assets updates to PPL and sketches
  commander’s Development • Integrate protection • Recommended • Tentative task
  intent, planning tasks into COA updates to EEFIs organization
  guidance, CCIRs, • Determine initial • Determine residual • Broad concept
  and EEFIs
  scheme of protection risk of operations
  • Updated IPB and • Coordinate health • Develop initial • Revised
  running estimates
  support requirements OPSEC measure and planning
  • Assumptions • Ensure that link countermeasures guidance
  architecture meets • Initial scheme of • Updated
  requirements and has protection assumptions
  been allocated from
  respective agents
  • Recommend
  appropriate level of
  survivability effort for
  each COA based on the
  expected threat
  • Determine alternate
  construction location,
  methods, means,
  materials, and timelines
  to give the commander
  options
  • Determine real-property
  and real estate
  requirements
  • Identify indicators and
  vulnerabilities
  • Updated running Step 4: • Identify limitations and • Initial DAL • Refined COAs
  estimates • COA Analysis shortfalls of protection • Refined EEFI • Potential
  • Revised planning (War Game) tasks for each COA • Refined information decision points
  guidance • Determine branches, collection plan • War-game
  • COA statements s ue nq inu tee nls d, ed decision points, • Refine OPSEC results
  and sketches consequences, and measures and • Initial
  • Updated second- and third-order countermeasures assessment
  assumptions effects • Initial risk measures
  • Develop risk management and risk • Updated
  management and tolerance decision assumptions
  decision points for risk point matrix •
  tolerance • Refined scheme of
  • Develop MOE and MOP protection
  • Updated running Step 5: • Compare economy-of- • Refined protection • Evaluated COAs
  estimates • COA force and risk reduction priorities • Recommended
  • Refined COAs Comparison measures • Refined PPL COAs
  • Evaluation criteria • Refined EEFI • Updated running
  • War-game results • Refined scheme of estimates
  • Updated protection • Updated
  assumptions
  assumptions