MCRP 5-10.1 governs operation assessment techniques and procedures for integrating assessment into military planning and execution.
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It covers assessment planning, indicators, data collection, analysis, communication, recommendations, and adapting plans or operations. It provides a framework for commander and staff assessment actions and requires assessment information to reach the right decision maker at the right time.
Applies to: This MTTP publication applies to commanders and their staffs that conduct operations.
A continuous process that measures the overall effectiveness of employing capabilities during military operations in achieving stated objectives. (paragraph 5)
An operation assessment begins when planning begins. (paragraph 7)
The assessment plan should reflect the logic of the operations plan, as the two develop simultaneously. (paragraph 7)
Once codified in an order, the assessment appendix then becomes a tasking statement to the staff on what to collect, how to collect, and what data are required to conduct assessment. (paragraph 3)
As information enters the headquarters it must be quality checked by the assessment cell; obvious errors must be corrected. (paragraph 3)