Step 1. Understand New Services
| Site: | WMO Education and Training Programme |
| Course: | Guidelines for Implementing CAP Alerts |
| Book: | Step 1. Understand New Services |
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| Date: | Saturday, 24 August 2024, 8:01 PM |
Step 1: Understand New Services
Step 1. Understand New Services
Step 2. Assess Current Service
Step 3. Identify Resource Needs
Step 4. Develop an Implementation Plan
Step 5. Secure Support and Funding
Steps 6-7. Execute, Evaluate, and Maintain
Given that the CAP Basics course is a prerequisite for this course, you’ve already begun this step. We won’t go over CAP and the benefits of its use here since you should already be familiar with it from the CAP Basics course. From a project management perspective, it is important to note that the more you know about the functions and requirements of the new service, the better equipped you’ll be to implement it. If you need to refresh your knowledge of CAP, be sure to go back and review the CAP Basics course.
The following document will add to your understanding of CAP and will be especially helpful in preparing to implement CAP alerts. It provides a suggested course of actions to take for implementing a CAP-based alerting system. In doing so, it reviews the functional components of a CAP-based alerting system. A basic understanding of CAP combined with the information provided in this document will prove very useful when drafting your implementation plan.
Action Item: Review WMO-No. 1109 Guidelines
Action Item: Review WMO-No. 1109 Guidelines for Implementation of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)-Enabled Emergency Alerting
This document provides a suggested course of action for implementing CAP alerts. Familiarize yourself with it and use it as a reference as you draft your own implementation plan.
WMO No. 1109 Guidelines for Implementation of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)-Enabled Emergency AlertingFile 3.6MB PDF document
Shared Responsibility
As you begin the process of implementing CAP, you’ll need to educate your colleagues and secure their support. Be sure to share CAP related resources, educate them on the benefits of using CAP, and continue your own exploration of CAP-related resources. For most organizations, information technology (IT) staff will be involved in key aspects of getting CAP alert authoring and a CAP alert news feed in place.Action Item: Educate Key Staff
Action Item: Educate Key Staff
Assign information technology (IT) staff to review the CAP Basics course and the resources available in Advanced CAP Concepts and Customization Resources. IT’s understanding of the technology used for CAP alert systems will be helpful when formulating your implementation plan.
Action Item: "Introduction to CAP" Presentation
Action Item: "Introduction to CAP" Presentation
Create a 5-8 slide presentation introducing CAP to your staff. This exercise will help you review what you learned in the CAP Basics Course while also providing a tool to share your knowledge and plans for implementing a CAP-based alert feed.