Integrated Planning System (IPS) Scope and Applicability
Integrated Planning System (IPS) Scope and Applicability : "The IPS applies to Federal departments and agencies (henceforth, "agencies") with a role in homeland security when developing plans based on the National Planning Scenarios. Agencies with existing planning processes are required to ensure their systems are capable of producing plans consistent with plans produced using the IPS. Agencies with no existing planning processes are required to adopt the IPS. The IPS does not supersede any existing State, local, or Tribal planning processes. However, it is the standard general planning system the Federal government will use for scenario based planning. It is designed to highlight commonalities among most planning processes as planners often apply the same fundamentals, principles, and processes to developing plans regardless of the objective or desired effect of the plan they are developing. As such, the IPS accommodates many existing planning systems. The aim of the IPS is broad. Existing Federal planning processes can be better aligned through standard planning, shared nomenclature, transparency, and agreed upon allocations of capabilities and common objectives. The intent is not to disrupt ongoing Federal efforts, but to introduce a standardized planning methodology that best supports the Nation's homeland security priorities. The IPS also provides a method for Federal agencies to maintain their NIMS compliance as it is tied to the Preparedness component of NIMS". (FEMA, (Interim) Integrated Planning System (IPS) for Homeland Security (Draft Version 2.3). July 3, 2008 copy, p.1-2)
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