text: Engineer Planning
  Table 5-6. Engineer considerations in the military decisionmaking process (continued)
  MDMP Steps Engineer Considerations
  • Identify the priority engineer requirements, including essential tasks for
  M/CM/S developed during mission analysis.
  • Integrate engineer support into COA development.
  • Recommend an appropriate level of protection effort for each COA based on
  the expected threat.
  COA development
  • Produce construction designs that meet the commander’s intent. (Use JCMS
  when the project is of sufficient size and scope.)
  • Determine alternate construction locations, methods, means, materials, and
  timelines to give the commander options.
  • Determine real-property and real estate requirements.
  • War-game and refine the engineer plan.
  COA analysis • Use the critical path method to determine the length of different COAs and
  the ability to crash the project.
  • Determine the most feasible, acceptable, and suitable methods of
  COA comparison
  completing the engineering effort.
  • Determine and compare the risks of each engineering COA.
  • Gain approval of the essential tasks for M/CM/S and construction
  COA approval
  management, safety, security, logistics, and environmental plans, as
  required.
  • Produce construction directives, as required.
  • Provide input to the appropriate plans and orders.
  • Ensure that resources are properly allocated.
  • Coordinate combined arms rehearsals, as appropriate.
  • Conduct construction prebriefings.
  Orders production, • Conduct preinspections and construction meetings.
  dissemination, and • Synchronize the construction plan with local and adjacent units.
  transition
  • Implement protection construction standards, including requirements for
  security fencing, lighting, barriers, and guard posts.
  • Conduct quality assurance and midproject inspections.
  • Participate in engineer-related boards.
  • Maintain as-built and red line drawings.
  • Project turnover activities.
  Legend:
  AO area of operations M/CM/S mobility, countermobility, and
  APOD aerial port of debarkation survivability
  COA course of action MDMP military decisionmaking process
  HN host nation SPOD seaport of debarkation
  LOC line of communication
  JCMS Joint Construction Management
  System