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 \n▪ Where does continuous improvement fit?  \n–Validating Capabilities  \n–Reviewing & Updating  \nContinuous Improvement Products  \n▪ Examples of products generated by the Continuous Improvement Process to identify trends to help emergency managers proactively implement and sustain improvement actions:  \nAfter-Action Report (AAR)  \nProvide retrospective analysis of an incident or exercise, outlining strengths, areas for improvement, potential best practices, and mission critical issues.  \nTrend Analysis Review recurring observations and  \nchanges over time.  \nDecision Support Products Operationalize past lessons learned to support current or future operations.  \nAfter-Action Reports  \n▪ Most common CIP product  \n▪ Present comprehensive findings of a targeted collection  \n▪ Developed from completed/approved observations  \n▪ Produced after incidents, disasters, and exercises  \n▪ May be an interim or final report  \n▪ Can be focused on one event or multiple events within a defined timeframe  \n– Frequently used for multiple disasters in a Region or disasters related to a single event (e.g. , a hurricane affecting multiple states)  \nHigh-Level AAR Process  \n▪ The basic stages of the AAR process and important techniques, methods, and outcomes are:  \nData Collection Data Analysis  \nObservations and COAs  \nWriting and using the AAR  \n▪ Scoping  \n▪ Collection Analysis Plan  \n▪ Methods  \n▪ Synthesis and Coding  \n▪ Trends  \n▪ Types of Observations  \n▪ Courses of Action  \n▪ Utility for THIRA/SPR  \n▪ Scenario Walkthrough  \nData Collection: Scoping  \n▪ Deciding on the scale and nature of the data collection effort  \n▪ Identifying which information to include and to leave out  \n▪ Tool to use: Collection Analysis Plan  \nData Collection: Collection Analysis Plan (1 of 2)  \nBackground  \nWhat to Collect  \nWhen/Where to Collect  \nHow to Collect  \nExpected Deliverables  \n▪ Brief description of the event (e.g. , name, type, duration, location)  \n▪ Statement on the purpose and scope of the effort  \n▪ Priority Regional, Field, and National objectives  \n▪ I.e. , what specific issues will be studied  \n▪ Research questions, if applicable  \n▪ Roles and responsibilities of personnel ","cbCais0m6wCeKjit","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCais0m6wCeKjit","pdf",799306,28,"English","# Webinar Objectives\n## Using AARs for THIRA/SPR\n## Data Collection, Analysis, and AAR Compilation\n# FEMA’s Continuous Improvement Program (CIP)\n## Continuous Improvement Products\n# High-Level AAR Process\n## Data Collection\n## Data Analysis\n## Observations and COAs\n## Writing and Using the AAR\n# Data Collection: Scoping\n# Data Collection: Collection Analysis Plan","[{\"question\":\"How does the AAR process support THIRA/SPR submissions?\",\"answer\":\"The webinar explains that AAR information from incidents or exercises informs THIRA/SPR by documenting strengths, areas for improvement, potential best practices, and mission-critical issues, then translating lessons into actionable inputs through the continuous improvement approach.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the Continuous Improvement Program (CIP) focus on?\",\"answer\":\"CIP builds a preparedness culture by enabling partners to learn from past disasters and improve programs. 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