The military instrument that I used was the Operations Order. The instrument included the following components.

• Situation
• Mission
• Execution
• Administration
• Logistics
• Command
• Signal

One of my ROTC instructors provided a phrase that allowed me to quickly recall the components of the Operations Order.

She met Elvis and later committed sin.

Following is an explanation of the Operations Order.

• Situation (She)
• What is happening?
• What is the problem, need or opportunity?
• What is driving the problem, need, or opportunity?
• Mission (Met)
• What do we want to accomplish?
• What are our deliverables?
• Why are we doing this?
• Execution (Elvis)
• How will we accomplish our objectives?
• What is the sequence of tasks to be completed?
• Who is responsible for doing what and when?
• How will we coordinate the execution of tasks?
• How will we monitor and communicate our progress?
• How and to whom will we communicate issues and problems we encounter?
• How will we resolve issues?
• What is our back-up plan?
• Administration (And), Logistics (Later)
• What support do we have?
• Who or what functions are providing the support?
• Who are the points of contact for providing and coordinating the support?
• Command (Committed)
• Who is the leader, person responsible for ensuring the accomplishment of the objectives?
• Who are the other members of the leadership team and what are their responsibilities?
• Who will communicate changes and adjustments?
•  Signal (Sin)
• When will we kick off or start the execution of the mission?
• How will the start be communicated to the team and individuals impacted by what we are doing?

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