Joint Publication 3-13, Information Operations - The Global ...

Chapter V
INFORMATION OPERATIONS CELL ACTIONS
AND OUTCOMES AS PART OF JOINT PLANNING
PLANNING
PROCESS STEPS
Planning
Initiation
IO CELL PLANNING ACTION
Monitor situation.
Review guidance and estimates.
Convene IO cell.
Gauge initial scope of the IO role.
Identify organizational coordination requirements.
Initiate identification of information required for mission
analysis and COA development.
Validate, initiate, and revise PIRs/RFIs.
Recommend IO strategies and conflict resolution.
IO CELL PLANNING
OUTCOME
Request taskings to
collect required
information.
Mission
Analysis
Identify specified, implied, and essential IO tasks.
Identify assumptions, constraints, and restraints relevant
to IO.
Identify IO planning support requirements (including
augmentation) and issue requests for support.
Initiate development of MOEs and MOPs.
Analyze IO capabilities available and identify authority for
deployment and employment.
Identify relevant physical, informational and cognitive
properties of the information environment.
Refine proposed PIRs/RFIs.
Provide IO perspective in the development of restated
mission for commander's approval.
Tailor augmentation requests to missions and tasks.
List of IO tasks.
List of assumptions,
constraints, and
restraints.
Planning guidance
for IO.
IO augmentation
request.
IO portion of the
commander's
restated mission
statement.
COA
Development
Select IO core, supporting, and related capabilities to
accomplish IO tasks for each COA.
Revise IO portion of COA to develop staff estimate.
Provide results of risk analysis for each COA.
List of objectives to
effects to IO tasks to
IO capabilities for
each COA.
COA Analysis
& Wargaming
Analyze each COA from an IO functional perspective.
Identify key IO decision points.
Recommend IO task organization adjustments.
Provide IO data for synchronization matrix.
Identify IO portions of branches and sequels.
Identify possible high-value targets related to IO.
Recommend IO CCIRs.
IO data for overall
synchronization
matrix.
IO portion of
branches and
sequels.
List of high-value
targets related to IO.
COA
Comparison
Compare each COA based on mission and IO tasks.
Compare each COA in relation to IO requirements versus
available IO resources.
Prioritize COAs from an IO perspective.
Prioiritized COAs
from an IO
perspective with Pros
and Cons for each
COA.
COA Approval
No significant IO staff actions during COA approval.
N/A
Figure V-1. Information Operations Cell Actions and Outcomes as Part of Joint Planning
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