5-29 Decision Spt Tools

Narrator: The decision support template is normally developed during COA wargaming. It is derived from adversary, situational, and event templates produced during COA development. The template depicts decision points, named areas of interest, target areas of interest, and time phase lines associated with movement of threat and friendly forces, the flow of the operation, and other information required to execute a specific friendly COA. This template is a key planning tool for use during transition and execution. The associated decision support matrix shows where and when a decision must be made if a specific action is to take place. The matrix also ties decision points to named areas of interest, targeted areas of interest, CCIRs, collection assets, and potential friendly response options.