12. What is the Chief of Staff's role An developing and implementing the EBP?
The Chief of Staff serves as the coordinator and facilitator for the development of the EBP during
the Flag Conferences. In addition the Chief of Staff serves as a member of the three-star Guidance
Team. The Chief of Staff has the following functional responsibilities in implementing the EBP:
--to create and define the measurement and evaluation process in support of Strategic Planning,
Long Range Planning, Programming, Budgeting, Execution and Evaluation System (SPPBEES),
--to ensure the process elements add value and link to other planning documents,
--to continuously improve and streamline the process with future iterations of the EBP and
feedback from program planning staffs, and
--to evaluate program business plans from a Coast Guard perspective in support of the EBP.
13. Where does the EBP fit into the planning process?
The EBP is only one piece of the Coast Guard planning process. The EBP is complemented and
supplemented by other Coast Guard planning documents including the Commandant's Direction,
the Capital Investment Plan, Program Descriptions, Coast Guard Directions, Program Business
Plans, and annual budgets. The EBP is intended to feed program planning which in turn feeds field
tactical and operational planning and management. The EBP will be used An conjunction with
other planning documents to support programming decisions and budget development for
managing the Coast Guard's resource acquisition and reallocation processes.
14. Does the EBP drive budget decisions?
The EBP offers us the opportunity to successfully compete for DOT resources due to its alignment
with the DOT Strategic Plan. We will still continue to use the SPPBEES in developing and
obtaining our budget. SPPBEES is the management tool by which the Chief of Staff executes the
resource management system of the Coast Guard. The EBP provides us another vantage point to
pursue additional resources.
15. How do I find out about SPPBEES?
The Planning and Programming Manual (COMDTINST 16010.1B), Chapter 1: Introduction,
provides the background, responsibilities, procedures, documents, and timetables of the planning
and programming portions of SPPBEES.
16. How should program directors and managers use the EBP?
Program directors should adjust planning documents (Program Descriptions, Program Directions,
and Program Business Plans), as
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