Two concepts characterise Russian decision-making. The Decision-Making Process (DPM) runs partly simultaneously rather than strictly sequentially: while the commander sets his COAs, subordinate units are already preparing (warning orders, logistic preparation). That speeds up the cycle and is designed to break the NATO OODA loop: "don't give NATO time."
The Correlation of Forces and Means (COFM) is the mathematical core: force ratios are calculated with formulas, tables and nomograms. A commander thus determines arithmetically whether an attack is promising — an arithmetic, verifiable approach instead of the more qualitative NATO estimate.