text: Planning
  * Aspects of the mission for which IO is most likely to increase the chance of success or which may
  be IO-dominant.
  * Risks they are willing to take with respect to IO.
  * IO decisions for which they want to retain or delegate authority.
  Figure 4-4. Information operations input to mission analysis briefing
  4-74. Planning guidance focuses on the command's essential tasks. Commanders may give guidance for IO
  separately or as part of their overall guidance. This guidance includes any identified or contemplated IO
  objectives, stated in finite and measurable terms. It may also include OPSEC planning guidance, military
  deception guidance, and targeting guidance.
  4-75. Factors that the IO officer considers when recommending input to initial planning guidance include:
  * The extent that the command is vulnerable to hostile information-based warfare.
  * Specific IO actions required for the operation.
  * The command's capability to execute specific actions or weighted efforts.
  * Additional information needed to conduct IO.