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such as, Integrated Preparedness Plan (IPP)  \n– Involve local appointed and elected officials to gather input on exercise priorities  \n– Review existing plans, policies, and procedures  \n– Review the jurisdictions risk, threat, and hazard assessment  \n– Review local improvement plan/improvement plan matrix  \n– Review past After-Action Reports (AARs) to see what corrected areas for improvement need to be retested  \n– Review past training deficient areas  \nThe Planning Process Timeline for completing the planning process  \n■ Determine Concept & Objective (C&O) : 5-7 months before the exercise  \n■ Initial Design: 5-7 months before the exercise  \n■ Follow-up Design Tasks : 3 months before the exercise  \n■ Final Planning: 4-6 weeks before the exercise  \n■ Print all exercise documentation: week of the exercise  \nThe Planning Process  \nConcept & Objective (C&O) determination  \n■ Identify the plan you want to test  \n– Use the information from your IPPW to help determine this  \n■ Choose the parts of the plan to test in your exercise  \n– Use the information from your IPPW to help determine this  \n■ Identify who should be part of your planning team based on what you are testing  \n– This may be just you as the coordinator  \n– Identify the lead planner if utilizing a planning team  \n– Consider involving relevant subject matter experts and local decision makers who will not be participants in the exercise.  \n■ Decide when to meet to work on the initial design of the exercise  \n– If you are the sole planner set a date to begin working on the initial design (Tip:  \nschedule yourself a meeting and mark your calendar as busy to ensure you meet this deadline)  \nThe Planning Process  \nInitial Design Steps  \n■ Draft SMART Objectives that focus on what you want to test  \n■ Choose the Core Capabilities that aligns with each objective  \n■ Select the Mission Area that aligns with each Core Capability  \n■ Identify the location, scope, and type of exercise needed to test your objectives  \n■ Identify needed agencies/organizations to participate in the exercise  \n■ Identify the needed exercise documentation  \n■ Set a schedule for finalization of the above drafts/tasks  \nThe Planning Process  \nInitial Design Steps  \n■ Outline evaluation requirements-for example, utilizing Exercise Evaluation Guides (EEGs)  \n■ Begin scenario development  \n■ Assign tasks to individuals on the planning team with due dates  \n– If you are the sole planner prioritize tasks and set goal dates to complete each task  \nThe Planning Process  \nTasks Following Initial Design  \n■ Work on assigned planning task such as:  \n– Exercise scope, objectives, core capabilities, EEGs with critical tasks  \n■ Coordinate with other planning members (in person or by zoom, email, phone, [etc. as](etc. as) needed)  \n– Schedule follow up meetings to complete the planning process  \n– Set goal dates for completing tasks  \n■ Send an exercise invitation to the identified participating  \nagencies/organizations so they can be aware of their role ahead of the exercise  \n– Ex: Player, Observer, Evaluator, Controller, Etc.  \nThe Planning Process  \nTasks Cont.  \n■ Review and finalize drafted exercise materials completed since the initial development  \n■ Build the scenario timeline  \n■ Review the Exercise Plan (ExPlan), or Situation Manual (SitMan) template and assign for completion  \n■ Develop the Facilitator's Guide or Controller/Evaluator Handbook (If needed)  \n■ Review the Exercise Evaluation Guides (EEGs) to make sure they align with the objectives to be tested  \n■ Begin drafting the Master Scenario Events List (MSEL) and the Participant Feedback Form  \n■ Fill out a notification form and submit it to ADEM Exercise  \nThe Planning Process  \nFinal Planning Review  ","cbCaiet1etVUii9K","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiet1etVUii9K","pdf",332648,83,"English","# THE PLANNING PROCESS\n## Yearly Tasks before Starting the Planning Process\n## The Planning Process Timeline for Completing the Planning Process\n## Concept & Objective (C&O) Determination\n## Initial Design Steps\n## Tasks Following Initial Design\n## Final Planning Review","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the Integrated Preparedness Planning Workshop (IPPW) in exercise development?\",\"answer\":\"The IPPW is used to review exercise program guidance, gather input on exercise priorities, and inform decisions about what to test. 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