A construct used in JCIDS to analyze and document solutions in order to consider all operations across the DOTMLPF-P domains, documenting materiel and non-materiel solutions?

• A. Capabilities Based Assessment
• B. Capabilities Development Document
• C. DOTMLPF-P
• D. DCR

Answer: (C)

DOTMLPF-P is the construct used in JCIDS to analyze and document solutions across all domains, ensuring both materiel and non-materiel options are considered. It organizes thinking around Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership and Education, Personnel, Facilities, and Policy, so gaps are explored beyond just buying new equipment. This comprehensive framework helps reveal how changes in doctrine, unit structure, training programs, leadership development, policies, or facilities might close a capability gap, either alone or in combination with materiel solutions. Other JCIDS artifacts focus on specific aspects—such as assessing capabilities or detailing requirements for a program—but they don’t provide the cross-domain, holistic lens that DOTMLPF-P offers.