Military Problem Solving

What constitutes a problem existing?

A problem exists when the current state or condition differs from or impedes achieving the desired end state or condition.

Define a problem in terms of Military Problem Solving.

A problem is an issue or obstacle that makes it difficult to achieve a desired goal or end state.

An assumption is known as what?

A supposition on the current situation or a presupposition on the future course of event, either or both assumed to be true in the absence of positive proof, necessary to enable the commander in the process of planning to complete an estimate of the situation and make a decision on the course of action.

What comes to play when leaders apply imagination?

Creative thinking.

The key to understanding situations, finding causes, arriving a justifiable conclusions, making good judgments, and learning from experience is known as?

Critical reasoning.

Leaders cannot understand or identify the problem without first doing what?

Gathering information and knowledge.

What continues throughout the Problem Solving Process?

Gathering information and knowledge.

When leaders analyze each solution to determine its merits and drawbacks, they have done what first?

Identified possible solutions.

What is the seven step process in military problem solving?

Identify the problem, Gather information and knowledge, Develop criteria, Generate possible solutions, analyze possible solution, Compare possible solution, Make and implement the decision.

What are the most challenging structured problems to solve?

Ill-Structured problems.

What type of problems are complex, nonlinear and dynamic?

Ill-Structured problems.

What do leaders use to analyze possible solutions?

Leaders use screening criteria and benchmarks to analyze possible solutions.

Problems that are more interactively complex than well-structured problems are known as?

Medium-structured problems.

Fear of failure, binding customs and command pressure are a few examples of what?

Road blocks to problem solving.

How many steps are in the problem solving process, and what are they?

Seven, they are: 1) Gather information and knowledge 2) Identify the problem 3) develop criteria 4) Generate possible solutions 5) Analyze possible solutions 6) Compare possible solutions 7) Make and implement the decision

When generating possible solutions during the Military Problem Solving Process, how do leaders accurately record each possible solution?

Summarizing the Solution in Writing and Sketches.

Problems that are easy to identify, required information is available, and methods to solve them are somewhat obvious are known as?

Well-structured problems.

During the Problem Solving Process, what components of the first three steps are linked?

o Facts, Assumptions, and Interests o Who, What, When, Where, and Why o Screening & Evaluation

During the step of developing criteria, what are some screening measures?

o Is it suitable? o Is it feasible? o Is it acceptable? o Is it distinguishable? o Is it complete?

During the step of developing criteria, what are some evaluating measures?

o Short Title o Definition o Unit of Measure o Benchmark o Formula