Group #4 : Combined Task Force (CTF) Planning Process and Orgranization

MNF SOP 18 After Action

Review(AAR)

8-12 June 2015

Broad Actions Completed

Day Particulars

Monday - Reviewed CTF Planning Process and Organization (Part B, Ch. 2, Annex B)

- Reviewed the Commander’s Decision Cycle (Appendix 1)

Tuesday

- Continued review of Commander’s Decision Cycle- Reviewed CTF Planning organization (Appendix 2)

Wednesday

- Reviewed Multinational Staff Coordination Processes (Appendix 3)

- Reviewed CTF/ Battle Operational Rhythm (Appendix 4)

Thursday

AM

PM

- Reviewed all the revisions made- Started the presentation

- Continued review of revisions- Finalized the presentation

Broad Actions Completed

•Recommended that all references to Coalition / Combined be replaced with the term: Multinational Force

•The CTF planning process is now the MNF Planning Process. These changes include:– Encompasses both crisis and deliberate planning

– Crisis Action Planning MDMP-M Abbreviated Planning Process

Broad Actions Completed

•Review of Part B, Ch 2, Annex B – Commander’s Decision Cycle:–Renamed Cross-Functional Elements Cross-Functional Organizations

Formally defined (7) Cross-Functional Organizations : Board, Planning Group, Team, Working Group, Element, Cell, and Center

Deleted Bureau. Currently listed organizations need to be renamed and categorized correctly

Broad Actions Completed

•Review of Appendix 1 – Commander’s Decision Cycle:– Changed Commander’s Decision Cycle “phases” Commander’s Decision “steps”

– Monitor step Highlighted the importance of determining operational effect within the Current Operations functional area

– Recommended the definitions for "Adaptive" and “Commander’s Decision Cycle” be included in the Glossary

Broad Actions Completed

•Review of Appendix 2 – CTF Planning Organizations –Renamed the staff Organization:

C5 Plans = C5 Renamed Future Current Ops (FOPS) = C35 Renamed Current Ops (COPS) = C33

– Included CONPLAN (contingency plan) as one of the planning documents

– Recommend updated Figure B-2-B-2.1 – Deleted Figure B-2-B-2.2 - confusing and doesn’t help

– Task for each organizations was limited to the “planning” aspect

Removed tasks not specifically related to planning

Broad Actions Completed

•Review of Appendix 3 – Multinational Staff Coordination Processes (Cross Functional Organization)–Did not specifically review all 69 Organizational Templates

–Recommended that this be performed during MNF SOP Conference 19

Broad Actions Completed

•Review of Appendix 4 – CTF Battle / Operational Rhythm– Reorganized the structure and flow of the information listed

– Removed definition paragraph and listed the concise definition in the overview paragraph and referenced the definition in the glossary

– Removed a duplicated diagram– Group was unable to update figures as they were pictures. Recommend MPAT update these based on comments in Tracked Changes

Refinement / Changes Made (Major Processes / Themes Revised)

•Change CTF = MNF throughout the SOP•MPAT Secretariat must make changes in the headings, footers, and figures/ pictures

•Update and standardize the naming convention of Cross-Functional Organizations

Coalition Planning Group (CPG) = Multinational Planning Group (MPG)

CLCC = MNLogCC MCC = MNMovCC CFE = MNFE

•Review all hyperlinks

Refinement / Changes Made (Major Processes / Themes Revised)

•Additions to the glossary–Chair

The designated representative, appointed by the COS to lead a Cross-Functional Organization. Responsibilities include presiding over and directing meetings; defining the and the scope of the organization, and ensuring that all organizational task are completed

– Facilitator Formally appointed to assist the Chair in planning , conduct, and administrative support to meetings. The facilitator should be the primary POC for the respective organization

Issues / Recommended Future Actions(Major Ones)

•Review C-1 to C-9 organization in the MNF– Countries have different staff especially from C7-C9

•Holistic review of the MNF SOP– To delete repetitive parts– To have a more logical sequence of the parts– Updates of the acronyms

•Review of the validity, currency, and naming conventions of all Cross-Functional Organizations and Organizational Templates

– To align with the recent changes

•Update the Information Management section and add a Knowledge Management section

– IM is overdue for review ; last updated: 1 Dec 09.

Issues / Recommended Future Actions(Major Ones)

•Develop an app for the MNF SOP to be downloaded via PEDs vice solely available via APAN (Proposed by Nigel…. 1 star awarded)

Suggestions

•Two (2) projectors and screens per group– One for updating the MNF SOP, other to view references at the same time

•MPAT Secretariat needs to budget for hip pocket handbooks of updated MNF SOP for distribution–Publish and send to all participating MNF nations

•Encourage participating MNF nations to maintain continuity by sending the same participants to more than one MPAT activity

Questions

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