The document outlines the six steps for planning and institutional programs: 1) Form a collaborative planning team, 2) Understand the situation, 3) Determine goals and objectives, 4) Plan development to identify courses of action, 5) Prepare, review and approve the plan, and 6) Implement and maintain the plan. Each step is then further described, with the first step focusing on assembling a central planning team and assigning roles, the second on analyzing institutional data and prioritizing threats, the third on establishing broad goals to address each threat, and the subsequent steps dealing with developing action plans, approving the written plan, and ongoing training, exercises and revisions to maintain the plan.