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MARITIME DOCTRINE OF SRI LANKA
Plan or Order Development

The purpose of the plan or order development of the NPP is to translate
the commander’s decisions from previous steps into oral, written, or
graphic communication sufficient to guide implementation and promote
initiative by subordinates.

Before initiating the plan or order development step of the NPP, it is
necessary to distinguish among plans, orders and other operational
directives. The staff will develop a plan if conducting deliberate planning
or an order when conducting crisis action planning. Plans developed
during deliberate planning can be used during crisis action planning to
develop an order for execution.

Transition

The purpose of transition is to ensure a successful shift from planning
to execution. There are two types of transition within the context of
the NPP; external and internal. The purpose of external transition is to
ensure that units tasked with execution fully comprehend the order to
be executed, especially the commander’s intent and the CONOPS. The
main purpose of internal transition is to ensure that those charged with
monitoring and directing execution fully comprehend the order to be
executed.

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