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Operational Design Elements

Common elements used in operational design to connect strategic guidance to a coherent operational approach: end state, objectives, centers of gravity, decisive points, lines, phases, and termination logic.
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Operational design uses a recurring set of elements to make a problem and an approach discussable [jointchiefs2011jp5].

These elements are best treated as questions you must answer rather than as boxes you must fill.

References

[jointchiefs2011jp5] Joint Chiefs of Staff. (2011). Joint Operation Planning. Joint Publication 5-0 (11 Aug 2011).

[nato2019ajp5] NATO Standardization Office. (2019). Allied Joint Doctrine for the Planning of Operations. Allied Joint Publication AJP-5 (Edition A, Version 2; 24 May 2019; STANAG 2526).

[usarmy2019adp5_0] Department of the Army. (2019). The Operations Process. Army Doctrine Publication 5-0 (31 Jul 2019).

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  title     = {Operational Design Elements},
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