What are the seven steps of MDMP?

• A. 7 steps: Receipt of mission; Mission analysis; COA Dev; COA Analysis; COA Comparison; COA Approval; Orders production
• B. 5 steps
• C. 6 steps
• D. 8 steps

Answer: (A)

MDMP is a structured, seven-step planning process used to turn a mission into an actionable plan. The steps, in order, are: receipt of the mission; mission analysis; COA development; COA analysis (including wargaming to test feasibility and risks); COA comparison; COA approval; and orders production. This sequence ensures you first understand what must be done, then generate multiple approaches, evaluate and compare those approaches, obtain the commander’s decision, and finally translate the chosen option into concrete orders. If you see counts like five, six, or eight steps, they don’t align with the established seven-step MDMP because essential activities such as thorough COA analysis and formal orders production are missing or added in a way that changes the total. So the seven-step version shown matches the standard practice.