Image showing the Comprehensive Planning Guide (CPG 101) planning process. The CPG 101 planning process consists of 6 steps—Step 1: Form a Collaborative Planning Team, Step 2: Understand the Situation, Step 3: Determine Goals and Objectives, Step 4: Plan Development, Step 5: Plan, Preparation, Review, and Approval, and Step 6: Plan Implementation and Maintenance.

• In Step 1: Form a Collaborative Planning Team, there are two tasks—Identify Core Planning Team, and Engage the Whole Community in Planning.
• In Step 2: Understand the Situation, there are two tasks—Identify Hazards and Assess Risk.
• In Step 3: Determine Goals and Objectives, there are two tasks—Determine Operation Priorities, and Set goals and limits.
• In Step 4: Plan Development, there are 3 tasks—Develop and Analyze Course of Action, Identify Resources, and Identify Information and Intelligence needs.
• In Step 5: Plan, Preparation, Review, and Approval, there are 3 tasks—Write the Plan, Review the Plan, Approve, and Disseminate the Plan.
• In Step 6: Plan Implementation and Maintenance, there are 2 tasks—Exercise the Plan, and Review, revise, and, maintain the plan.

The planning process in CPG101 also includes notes on when planning meetings should be held. Planning meetings should be held between each task in Step 2, Step 3, and Step 4.