JOPES Project
Improvement of Operations Capacity,
Philippine Defense Reform Program
SCOPE OF PRESENTATION
 Overview
 Introduction to AFP JOPES
 The AJPEC
 Deliberate Planning
 Crisis Action Planning (CAP)
 AFP JOPES Plan Review, Management and
Assessment
OVERVIEW
 The Joint Operation Planning and Execution
System (JOPES) is the integrated system
used to plan and execute joint military
operations.
 JOPES is a combination of joint policies and
procedures (guidance), and automated data
processing (ADP) support used to plan and
execute joint military operations.
THREE VOLUMES OF US JOPES
CJCSM 3122.01
JOINT OPERATION
PLANNING AND
EXECUTION SYSTEM
(JOPES)
VOLUME I
(PLANNING POLICIES
AND PROCEDURES)
29 Sep 2006
CJCSM 3122.03A
CJCSM 3122.02C
JOPES
JOPES
VOLUME III
(CRISIS ACTION TIME
PHASED FORCE AND
DEPLOYMENT DATA
DEVELOPMENT AND
DEPLOYMENT
EXECUTION)
16 Apr 2008
VOLUME II
PLANNING FORMATS
AND GUIDANCE
17 Aug 2007
CJCSM 3122.04
JOPES
VOLUME II
SECRET Supplement
FORMATS AND
GUIDANCE
19 May 2000
INTRODUCTION TO AFP JOINT
OPERATION PLANNING AND
EXECUTION SYSTEM (JOPES)
AFP JOPES FRAMEWORK
JOPES FUNCTIONS & PLANNING
AFP JOINT PLANNING &
EXECUTION COMMUNITY (AJPEC)
AJPEC FRAMEWORK
DELIBERATE PLANNING
DELIBERATE PLANNING
 encompasses the preparation of plans that
occur in non-crisis situations
 is a process that is adaptive to situational
changes within the operational and
planning environments
 also referred to as Contingency Planning
 Deliberate Plans are developed in
anticipation of a potential crisis outside of
crisis conditions
DELIBERATE PLANNING PROCESS
 normally begins with the publication of a
CSAFP’s guidance for changes in the plan; the
identified contingencies that used to be
addressed; or when the CSAFP directs out-ofcycle deliberate planning.
 new plans are developed and existing plans
are updated.
 in its basic form: Strategic Guidance 
Concept Development  Plan Development 
Plan Refinement
JOINT OPERATION PLANNING PROCESS (JOPP)
(Same Analytical Process for both CAP and Deliberate Planning)
Strategic
Guidance
*Warning
Order
Step 1: Initiation
Step 2: Mission Analysis
Step 3: COA Development
Step 4: COA Analysis and Wargaming
Concept
Development
Step 5: COA Comparison
Step 6: COA Approval
Plan
Developme
nt
*Planning/
Alert Order
Step 7: Plan or Order Development
*CAP specific
CRISIS ACTION PLANNING (CAP)
CRISIS ACTION PLANNING
 based on circumstances that exist at the time
planning occurs
 provides a process for responding to crises
spanning full range of military operations
 responds to a national security threat and
continues thru military option selection,
OPORD development, and execution
 CAP ends when requirement for the plan is
canceled, the operation is terminated, or the
crisis is satisfactorily resolved
CAP PROCEDURES
 are used by the AJPEC to plan and execute
the deployment and employment of AFP
forces in crisis situations
 is divided into six (6) separate phases:
Situation Development, Crisis Assessment,
COA Development, COA Selection, Execution
Planning and Execution
AFP JOPES PLAN REVIEW,
MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT
IN-PROGRESS REVIEW (IPR)
IPR
 IPR - are reviews to ensure that plans remain
relevant, feasible, and respond to the CSAFP’s/
SND direction throughout the planning process
DELIBERATE PLAN APPROVAL AUTHORITY
& ALIGNMENT
Deliberate Plan
Category
In Progress Review Recipient and
Approval Authority
IPR Plan
Assumption
Approval
IPR Concept of
Operation
Approval
IPR Final Plan
Approval
SND
SND
SND
CSAFP
CSAFP
CSAFP
Commander
UC/CSAFP
Commander
UC/CSAFP
Commander
UC/CSAFP
GHQ Strategic Plan
CSAFP recommends
approval of final plan via
IPR to SND
UC Implan/Campaign/
Functional Plans
UC Commander
recommends approval of
final plan to CSAFP
JTF Plans
JTF Cmdr recommends
approval of final plan
to Cmdr UC/CSAFP
DELIBERATE PLAN REVIEW PROCESS
 Involves early and detailed planning guidance and
frequent dialogue during the in-progress review
between senior leaders and planners
 Deliberate plans are reviewed during any of the
following instances:
 by AJPEC during plan dev’t;
 by UC Cmdr every year/annually;
 by UC Cmdr following a change of command;
 by AJPEC at the request of UC Cmdr;
 change in operational environment /UDP
 Plans should not be more than three (3) years old from
the time of CSAFP or SND’s approval
 Plans should be reviewed after two (2) years, with
review period not exceeding one (1) year
GHQ STRATEGIC PLANS REVIEW
PROCESS
UC IMPLAN/CAMPAIGN/FUNCTIONAL
PLANS REVIEW PROCESS
CAMPAIGN PLAN ASSESSMENT
 continuously monitors and evaluates current
situation and progress of a joint operation
toward mission accomplishment
 involves deliberately comparing forecasted
outcomes to actual events to determine the
overall effectiveness of force employment
 plan assessment encompasses four distinct
evaluations of a plan: refinement (R),
adaptation (A), termination (T), or execution
(E)