What are the doctrinal steps of the military decision-making process? a. Understand the situation, visualize a solution to the problem, decide on the course of action to pursue, direct the actions to be taken, assess the impact of the operation on the situation and make change decisions b. Receipt of mission, mission analysis, course of action development, course of action analysis, course of action comparison, course of action approval, orders production, dissemination, and transition c. Gather information and knowledge, identify the problem, develop criteria, generate possible solutions, analyze possible solutions, make and implement the decisions d. Receive the mission, issue a warning order, make a tentative plan, initiate movement, conduct reconnaissance, complete the plan, issue the order, supervise and refine