Collaborative Automated Planning Environment for Reconstruction and Stabilization (CAPERS)

Reconstruction and Stabilization (R/S) is a trans-disciplinary challenge that must be met through the establishment of an enterprise-wide planning culture that dynamically assembles and maintains an R/S community of interest (COI), which encompasses U.S. Government agencies, allies, international and non-governmental organizations. USJFCOM and the US Department of State's Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) have laid the methodological and process groundwork for an R/S COI through publication of the R/S Draft Planning Framework and the Essential Tasks List (ETL). Application of these principles and framework, however, is seriously hindered because they remain a discontinuous, disconnected and paper-based process. Cyberneutics and its teaming partner Georgetown University propose to address this shortfall with Collaborative Automated Planning Environment for Reconstruction and Stabilization (CAPERS), which combines a collaboration framework with templates, smart forms and XSLT reports to provide members of Strategic Planning and MME Planning teams the support required for coordinating plans across geographically and organizationally disparate organizations. As a result, CAPERS will support the integration of US national efforts with those of other international partners and organizations. During Phase I, Cyberneutics will leverage its prior experience designing similar environments for NATO and the US Air Force Research Laboratory to construct a proof-of-concept feasibility demonstration.