OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORTS (OPAR), OPERATIONAL EXECUTION AND REPORTING STAGE

R 102147Z JAN 08
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SUBJ: OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORTS (OPAR),
OPERATIONAL EXECUTION AND REPORTING STAGE
A. COAST GUARD STANDARD OPERATIONAL PLANNING PROCESS (SOPP),
COMDTINST 3120.4 (SERIES)
B. STANDARD OPERATIONAL PLANNING PROCESS (SOPP) GUIDE, DTD 13SEP07
C. FY08 STRATEGIC PLANNING DIRECTION (SPD), DTD 01JUN07
1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE. THE PURPOSE, FORMAT, AND CONTENT OF THE
OPARS AND HOW THEY FIT INTO SOPP ARE DESCRIBED IN REFERENCES A AND
B. THIS MESSAGE PROVIDES ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE REGARDING COMDT
EXPECTATIONS AND USE OF COAST GUARD BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE (CGBI)
FOR THE FIRST COAST GUARD-WIDE SUBMISSION OF THE OPARS.
2. BACKGROUND. THE OPAR IS A FEEDBACK REPORT THAT PROVIDES A
SUMMARY ASSESSMENT OF OPERATIONS, MISSION PERFORMANCE AND RESOURCE
UTILIZATION. THE MOST IMPORTANT FEATURE OF THE OPAR IS THE
COMMANDER'S ASSESSMENT, WHICH EXPLAINS VARIANCES IN MEETING
PERFORMANCE TARGETS, RESOURCE UTILIZATION GAPS, AND/OR OPERATIONAL
EVENTS THAT MAY HAVE IMPACTED PLANNED PERFORMANCE OR RESOURCE
UTILIZATION LEVELS MANDATED EITHER IN THE SPD OR AREA OPERATIONAL
PLANNING DIRECTION (OPD). THE COMMANDER'S ASSESSMENT MAY ALSO
CONTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS AND JUSTIFICATIONS FOR CHANGES IN
PERFORMANCE TARGETS OR RESOURCE UTILIZATION CEILINGS IN FY08.
3. ACTIONS AND TIMELINES. Q1 OPARS ARE DUE AS FOLLOWS:
3.A. SECTORS SUBMIT OPAR INPUT TO DISTRICTS NLT 15JAN08. WHILE
SOPP DOES NOT REQUIRE SECTORS TO FORMALLY SUBMIT OPARS, DISTRICTS
MUST OBTAIN INFORMATION FROM THEIR SUBORDINATE SECTORS IN ORDER TO
BUILD THEIR DISTRICT OPAR. FOR UNIFORMITY, SECTORS SHOULD NOT PULL
THEIR CGBI DATA BEFORE 10JAN08.
3.B. DISTRICTS SUBMIT OPARS TO THEIR RESPECTIVE AREAS NLT 22JAN08
USING THE OPAR REPORT IN CGBI. DISTRICTS SHOULD PROVIDE THEIR OWN
COMMANDER'S ASSESSMENT VIA MESSAGE TO THE PARENT AREA WITH A COPY
TO CG-512. ALSO FORWARDED SHOULD BE THE CGBI PERFORMANCE AND
RESOURCE UTILIZATION DATA USED. FOR UNIFORMITY, DISTRICTS SHOULD
NOT PULL THEIR CGBI DATA BEFORE 17JAN08.
3.C. AREAS SUBMIT OPARS TO COMDT NLT 30JAN08 USING THE OPAR REPORT
IN CGBI. AREAS SHOULD PROVIDE THEIR COMMANDER'S ASSESSMENT VIA
MESSAGE TO COMDT CG-5. ALSO FORWARDED SHOULD BE THE CGBI
PERFORMANCE AND RESOURCE UTILIZATION DATA USED. FOR UNIFORMITY,
AREAS SHOULD NOT PULL THEIR CGBI DATA BEFORE 23JAN08.
3.D. ADDITIONAL TIMELINE DETAILS ARE IN THE FY08 SOPP MASTER
TIMELINE ON CG CENTRAL AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATION: >COAST GUARD
STANDARD OPERATIONAL PLANNING PROCESS (SOPP) HOME > DOCUMENTS INDEX
> FY08 SOPP IMPLEMENTATION > KEY DOCUMENTS > FY08 SOPP TIMELINE >
VIEW FY08 SOPP MASTER TIMELINE.
4. GENERAL. THIS IS THE FIRST CG-WIDE EXERCISE OF THE OPAR
REPORTING MECHANISM. COMMANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE PROCESS
IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS OR ADDRESS COMMENTS TO CG-512, CDR MIKE
HOLLAND (202-372-2581).
5. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
6. RELEASED BY MR. JEFFREY LANTZ, ACTING DIRECTOR OF ASSESSMENT,
INTEGRATION, AND RISK MANAGEMENT.
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