General guidance for the Implementation Plans section includes:

- This section of the requirements document identifies one or more paths forward to satisfy the capability requirements and close or mitigate associated capability gaps identified in the document. Ensure recommendations reflect a thorough understanding of the threat considerations, intelligence support requirements, and capabilities for the functional and operational areas.

- Implementation Plans for this document include consideration of:

1. DOTmLPF-P Recommendations: Identify DOTmLPF-P Recommendations [Both part of and independent of materiel solutions]

- Although the 2021 JCIDS Manual has been rescinded, consider referencing the DOTmLPF-P guide within that resource (Annex F to Appendix G to Enclosure B). *Note: Reading this section before you begin this would be a good investment of your time.

- It might be helpful to consider these changes sequentially:

- What ‘DOT_LPF-P’ changes, by themselves, fully or partially satisfy validated CR and associated capability gaps? (Enabling)

- What ‘m’ changes, in ADDITION to the above, enhance the solution to the capability gaps? (Enabling)

- What ‘DOT_LPF-P’ changes are then necessary to incorporate the ‘m’ proposals into the formation? (Integrating)

- If your JDCR makes CURRENT recommendations in anticipation of or in preparation for the incorporation of a ‘small m’ material solution that is NOT YET MATURE, this section should include a brief discussion of the maturity of critical technology or future systems involved and a risk assessment of the approach. *Note: This consideration is usually an exception, as recommendations in the ‘small m’ aspect are generally currently available, mature material solutions (e.g. COTS, GOTS, other non-developmental items, or items available from other Services or other allies).

2. Acceptance of Operational Risk: Not every identified capability gap needs to be immediately addressed by a capability solution or S&T effort. A relatively low priority of the capability requirement to the overall joint force may not justify the lifecycle costs of taking further action at the present time.

3. Implementation Plans: It is likely that well before you actually write your JDCR that you will have been working and coordinating with various functional stakeholders for the various aspects of DOTmLPF-P, and if so, the work required in this section can (and should be) accomplished in a collaborative manner. Consider the following advice:

- You should attempt to delegate the construction of the various required Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms), given the level of specificity required. Identifying specific Points of Contact (POCs) at the relevant functional proponent-level—who have voluntarily offered to assist you in this effort—will also greatly facilitate the construction of this section.

- If, however, you don’t have the benefit of having functional assistance to this point—perhaps in the case of a rapidly emerging capability gap—don’t worry! You simply have to do your best to assert what a POA&M should entail for each aspect of your recommended change. And, while you will still also have to try to identify proposed Office(s) of Primary Responsibility (OPRs) for each aspect, you will have some time before as your JDCR begins staffing to identify the proper agencies.

4. Rough-Order-of-Magnitude (ROM) of Total Required Resources: Another important artifact within this section is the table outlining the Rough-Order-of-Magnitude (ROM) of resources required to fully implement your recommended changes across the entire lifecycle of these changes.

- Although the 2021 JCIDS Manual has been rescinded, consider capturing the ROM in a table resembling Figure B- 15: DCR Summary of Required Resources. A table resembling Figure B-15 is provided in the Documents Library (“Show Help”, “View Documents”, “ExcelTables”, “2026”, “JFRP”, “Summary of Required Resources”)

- *Note 1: If these recommended changes affect more than one Service or Component (e.g. a Defense Agency), you should seek to SEPARATE resources required for each affected agency. Consider separate tables, if you use the table format.

- **Note 2: Although cost estimation for non-materiel capability solutions are not bound by the same statutes and policy as materiel capability solutions, Sponsors are encouraged to leverage their established cost estimation organization(s) and use best-practice cost estimation approaches.