The Recognition-Primed Decision Model

Abstract

A Key Objective Force premise is to achieve a significant increase in operating tempo (OPTEMPO). Fundamental to increased OPTEMPO is gathering, integrating, and applying information that helps military planners anticipate and counter threats before an adversary can act. To act faster than the enemy can, the Army currently uses a procedural and cumbersome military decisionmaking process (MDMP) that military planners often abbreviate.1 However, little guidance exists on how to abbreviate the process. U.S. Army Field Manual (FM) 101-5, Staff Organization and Operations, gives suggestions, but no real guidance.2 To take full advantage of the Objective Force?s new capabilities, the Army needs a strong, fast, flexible decisionmaking process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA521492

Entities

People

  • Gary A. Klein
  • Holly C. Baxter
  • John F. Schmitt
  • Karol G. Ross
  • Peter Thunholm

Organizations

  • United States Army Combined Arms Center

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Active Duty
  • Caspian Sea
  • Command And Control
  • Doctrine
  • Guidance
  • Identification
  • Information Operations
  • Marine Corps
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Recognition
  • Situational Awareness
  • Stability Operations
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • Universities

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.