This diagram shows the three processes side by side: the six phases of the Intelligence Cycle at the top, the four steps of IPB in the middle, and the seven steps of the MDMP at the bottom. The dashed lines show where the processes feed each other: Analysis (cycle) leads into IPB, and IPB feeds both Mission Analysis and COA Development/Analysis within the MDMP.
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