State A Strategic Planning Scenario DocumentYour plan will be developed in accordance with the most recent guidance documents issued by DHS to the states, which are the 2005State and Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy: Guidance on Aligning Strategies with the National Preparedness Goal; the 2007National Preparedness Guidelines; the Homeland Security Institute’sHomeland Security Strategic Planning: Mission Area Analysis;and other federal guidelines, as well as any widely accepted best practices.Project StepsTo complete this project, follow the steps below:Step 1Develop a strategy for completing the project as a group. It is extremely important that everyone in the group know their roles and responsibilities. You may want to consider assigning roles, such as group leader, researcher, editor, and writer. Most if not all group members will have to perform more than one role for the group to complete the assignment on time.Step 2Using the library, conduct a literature search for articles and other relevant information to this assignment. In preparing this assignment, you must incorporate a minimum of 3 scholarly (peer-reviewed) sources.Step 3Using the Internet, search for relevant information, including existing SHSSPs. Be careful to weigh both the timeliness and accuracy of this information before incorporating it into your project.Step 4Using the steps above, the results of your literature and Internet search, and course textbooks, prepare a draft plan of 2,000 – 2,500 words entitledState A Homeland Security Strategic Planin accordance with the following criteria:Apply best practices wherever possible in the plan development process.Align the strategic objectives that support state goals to the 7 identified national priorities:Regional CollaborationNational Incident Management System (NIMS) and the National Response Framework (NRF)National Infrastructure Protection PlanInformation Sharing and CollaborationInteroperable CommunicationsChemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) capabilitiesMedical Surge and Mass Prophylaxis CapabilitiesDescribe the strategies, goals, and objectives within the framework of the 4 identified mission areas:PreventProtectRespondRecoverEnsure the strategic planning process sufficiently takes the following into account:Allowing local jurisdictions to participate in the planning processCitizen preparedness and volunteer effortsRegionalization and mutual aidStep 5Quality Control Questions:Use the following questionsto check the quality of your work:Is the format of the SHSSP consistent with the guidance in theState and Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy: Guidance on Aligning Strategies with the National Preparedness Goal?Does the current SHSSP meet the update requirements found on page 7 of theState and Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy:Guidance on Aligning Strategies with the National Preparedness Goal?Does the SHSSP effectively incorporate the national priorities? More specifically, do the SHSSP’s goals and objectives align with the National Priorities? Make sure to use the most up-to-date guidance in the 2007National Preparedness GuidelinesandHomeland Security Strategic Planning: Mission Area Analysis.Does the SHSSP effectively incorporate the mission areas ofprevention,protection,response,andrecovery? Make sure to use the most up-to-date guidance in the 2007National Preparedness Guidelines.
