Task Development Guide for Humanitarian and Peace Operations

This handbook presents the Humanitarian and Peace Operations (HPOs) Planning Guide, a tool developed by the Center for Naval Analysis to help operational commanders identify essential tasks in HPOs. The Planning Guide provides practical guidance for identifying essential task -both specified and implied - during crisis action planning and mission execution. The handbook comprises four parts: an introduction of the conceptual basis and practical application of the Planning Guide; a discussion of the key Planning Guide elements and associated issues; a summary of four real-world operations on which this Guide is based; and contact information for key HPO players.