1. MNF SOP 18 After Action Review (AAR) 8-12 June 2015
Group #4 : Combined Task Force (CTF) Planning Process and Orgranization

2. Broad Actions Completed
Day
Particulars
Monday
Reviewed CTF Planning Process and Organization (Part B, Ch. 2, Annex B)
Reviewed the Commander’s Decision Cycle (Appendix 1)
Tuesday
Continued review of Commander’s Decision Cycle
Reviewed CTF Planning organization (Appendix 2)
Wednesday
Reviewed Multinational Staff Coordination Processes (Appendix 3)
Reviewed CTF/ Battle Operational Rhythm (Appendix 4)
Thursday AM PM
Reviewed all the revisions made
Started the presentation
Continued review of revisions
Finalized the presentation

3. Broad Actions Completed
Recommended that all references to Coalition / Combined be replaced with the term: Multinational Force
The CTF planning process is now the MNF Planning Process. These changes include:
Encompasses both crisis and deliberate planning
Crisis Action Planning  MDMP-M Abbreviated Planning Process

4. Broad Actions Completed
Review of Part B, Ch 2, Annex B – Commander’s Decision Cycle:
Renamed Cross-Functional Elements  Cross-Functional Organizations
Formally defined (7) Cross-Functional Organizations : Board, Planning Group, Team, Working Group, Element, Cell, and Center
Deleted Bureau. Currently listed organizations need to be renamed and categorized correctly

5. Broad Actions Completed
Review of Appendix 1 – Commander’s Decision Cycle:
Changed Commander’s Decision Cycle “phases”  Commander’s Decision “steps”
Monitor step
Highlighted the importance of determining operational effect within the Current Operations functional area
Recommended the definitions for "Adaptive" and “Commander’s Decision Cycle” be included in the Glossary

6. Broad Actions Completed
Review of Appendix 2 – CTF Planning Organizations
Renamed the staff Organization:
C5 Plans = C5
Renamed Future Current Ops (FOPS) = C35
Renamed Current Ops (COPS) = C33
Included CONPLAN (contingency plan) as one of the planning documents
Recommend updated Figure B-2-B-2.1
Deleted Figure B-2-B confusing and doesn’t help
Task for each organizations was limited to the “planning” aspect
Removed tasks not specifically related to planning

7. Broad Actions Completed
Review of Appendix 3 – Multinational Staff Coordination Processes (Cross Functional Organization)
Did not specifically review all 69 Organizational Templates
Recommended that this be performed during MNF SOP Conference 19

8. Broad Actions Completed
Review of Appendix 4 – CTF Battle / Operational Rhythm
Reorganized the structure and flow of the information listed
Removed definition paragraph and listed the concise definition in the overview paragraph and referenced the definition in the glossary
Removed a duplicated diagram
Group was unable to update figures as they were pictures. Recommend MPAT update these based on comments in Tracked Changes

9. Refinement / Changes Made (Major Processes / Themes Revised)
Change CTF = MNF throughout the SOP
MPAT Secretariat must make changes in the headings, footers, and figures/ pictures
Update and standardize the naming convention of Cross-Functional Organizations
Coalition Planning Group (CPG) = Multinational Planning Group (MPG)
CLCC = MNLogCC
MCC = MNMovCC
CFE = MNFE
Review all hyperlinks

10. Refinement / Changes Made (Major Processes / Themes Revised)
Additions to the glossary
Chair
The designated representative, appointed by the COS to lead a Cross-Functional Organization. Responsibilities include presiding over and directing meetings; defining the and the scope of the organization, and ensuring that all organizational task are completed
Facilitator
Formally appointed to assist the Chair in planning , conduct, and administrative support to meetings. The facilitator should be the primary POC for the respective organization

11. Issues / Recommended Future Actions (Major Ones)
Review C-1 to C-9 organization in the MNF
Countries have different staff especially from C7-C9
Holistic review of the MNF SOP
To delete repetitive parts
To have a more logical sequence of the parts
Updates of the acronyms
Review of the validity, currency, and naming conventions of all Cross-Functional Organizations and Organizational Templates
To align with the recent changes
Update the Information Management section and add a Knowledge Management section
IM is overdue for review ; last updated: 1 Dec 09.

12. Issues / Recommended Future Actions (Major Ones)
Develop an app for the MNF SOP to be downloaded via PEDs vice solely available via APAN (Proposed by Nigel…. 1 star awarded)

13. Suggestions Two (2) projectors and screens per group
One for updating the MNF SOP, other to view references at the same time
MPAT Secretariat needs to budget for hip pocket handbooks of updated MNF SOP for distribution
Publish and send to all participating MNF nations
Encourage participating MNF nations to maintain continuity by sending the same participants to more than one MPAT activity

14. Questions