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Decision Points

Moments in time and space where a commander must choose among options; decision points are made explicit through triggers and decision support tools.
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Decision points are moments in time and space where a commander must choose among options.

The key practice is to make decision points explicit:

  • define the options that would be chosen,
  • define the trigger (what observable change indicates the decision must be made),
  • define what information is required to decide,
  • and define who is authorized to act if the commander cannot.

Decision points are where planning becomes executable.

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@misc{emsenn2026-decision-points,
  author    = {emsenn},
  title     = {Decision Points},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Moments in time and space where a commander must choose among options; decision points are made explicit through triggers and decision support tools.},
  url       = {https://emsenn.net/library/militarism/domains/military-command/terms/decision-points/},
  publisher = {emsenn.net},
  license   = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}