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U.S. Agency for International Development Office of Military Affairs
District Stability Framework (DSF) and the
Military Decision Making Process (MDMP)
Problems
• Outsider Assumptions vs. Local Knowledge
• Activities driven by LOOs, past experience, available resources
• Output vs. Impact
Premises
• Stability First, then Development
• Needs, Wants, Problems ≠ Sources of Instability
Problems and Premises
How Do These Relate?
MDMP DSF
MDMP-DSF: Overview
I. Receive the Mission I. Situational AwarenessII. Mission Analysis II. AnalysisIII. Develop COAs III. Design Stabilization Activities
A. Identify activities B. Determine output indicators C. Choose monitoring methods
IV. Analyze COAs (D. Analyze activity options)V. Compare COAs (E. Compare activity options)VI. COA Approval (F. Select stabilization activities)VII. Orders Production(VIII. Preparation)(IX. Execution) IV. Implement stabilization activities
V. Monitoring & Evaluation 4
MDMP DSF
Receive Mission – Gain Situational Awareness
I. Receive the Mission
A. Alert the staff
B. Gather the tools
C. Update staff estimates
D. Conduct initial assessments
I. Situational Awareness
A. Operational Environment (PMESII)
B. Cultural Environment
C. Local Perceptions
D. In/Stability Dynamics
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MDMP DSF
Mission Analysis – Analyze data
II. Mission analysisA. Initial IPBB. Specified, implied,
essential tasksC. ID available assetsD. Constraints, facts,
assumptionsE. ID initial CCIRF. Initial ISR planG. CDR’s intent – Endstate,
Key tasks, PurposeH. CDR’s planning guidance
– Decisive, Shaping, Sustaining operations
II. Analyze dataA. Basic AnalysisB. Advanced Analysis
1. ID grievances2. ID perceived causes3. ID systemic causes4. ID objectives5. Prioritize objectives6. Determine impact
indicators7. Choose monitoring
methods
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MDMP DSF
II. Mission analysisA. Initial IPBB. Specified, implied,
essential tasksC. ID available assetsD. Constraints, facts,
assumptionsE. ID initial CCIRF. Initial ISR planG. CDR’s intent – Endstate,
Key tasks, PurposeH. CDR’s planning guidance
– Decisive, Shaping, Sustaining operations
II. Analyze dataA. Basic AnalysisB. Advanced Analysis
1. ID grievances2. ID perceived causes3. ID systemic causes4. ID objectives5. Prioritize objectives6. Determine impact
indicators7. Choose monitoring
methods
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MDMP DSF
Mission Analysis – Analyze data
Develop COAs – Design activities
III. Develop COAs
A. Generate options1. Feasible
2. Acceptable
3. Suitable
4. Distinguishable
5. Complete
B. Array forces
C. Develop CONOPs
III. Design activities
A. Identify activities• Same criteria as
MDMP• Assign forces and
resources
B. Determine output indicators
C. Choose monitoring methods
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MDMP DSF
Analyze COAs / Stabilization activities
IV. Analyze COAs
A. Gather the tools
B. List friendly forces
C. List known critical events and decision points
D. Determine evaluation criteria
E. Select war game method
F. Conduct wargaming
• (III.D. Analyze activity options)
1. Establish evaluation criteria, e.g.
a) Local ownership?
b) Leverage efforts of other actors?
c) Sustainable?
d) Build HN legitimacy?
e) Enemy reaction?
2. Conduct/record analysis
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MDMP DSF
Compare COAs / Stabilization activities
V. Compare COAs
A. Analyze COA advantages & disadvantages
B. Compare COAs
C. Determine recommendation
VI. COA approval
• (III.E. Compare activity options)
• (III.F. Select stabilization activities)
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MDMP DSF
Execute and Evaluate
• (VIII. Execution) IV. Implement stabilization activities
V. Evaluate impact
A. MOPs
B. MOEs
C. Big Picture
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MDMP DSF
Questions/Discussion?
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