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CC Series Short: The MSEL (Master Sequence of Events List)
The exercise facilitator and control team will control the exercise through the Master Scenario Events List (MSEL). The MSEL is the primary document used to conduct the exercise, providing the framework for monitoring and managing the flow of exercise activities. It...
CC Series Short: Step 2 – Exercise & Scenario Design
Once the main objectives of the exercise are decided, the exercise scenario can then be developed. A scenario provides at least two important services. First, it supplies a plausible starting point or setting for the exercise participants to examine particular...
CC Series Short: Functional Exercise Objectives
The Functional Exercise is a fully simulated interactive exercise that tests the capability of an organization to respond to a simulated event. This exercise focuses on the coordination of multiple functions of organizations and takes place in an Emergency Operations...
CC Series Short: Tabletop Exercise Objectives
One of the most important, if not the most important step, in the design and preparation of an exercise is to determine the exercise objective(s). It is not unusual for individuals planning an exercise to want to begin by focusing on a specific scenario. While the...
CC Series Short: 5-Step Process, Step One – Initial Preparation (Part 2)
In the previous CC Series Short, 5-Step Process, Step One – Initial Preparation (Part 1), Rob discussed some points regarding what is involved in the initial preparation stage of an exercise. In this short video clip, Rob Burton delves further into Step-1....
Critical Decision-Making for Crisis Management Teams – An Interview with Chris Paton
Decision making is easy in a predictable and slow-changing world, but we are a long way from that right now. In episode 97 of the PreparedEx podcast, Chris Paton discusses what effects decision making, how our biases and heuristics influence us, and the impact this...
CC Series Short: 5-Step Process, Step One – Initial Preparation (Part 1)
As a tool, tabletop exercises, when run effectively and correctly, can be extremely impactful not just to the team, but for the organization. However, as a facilitator of these events, you only have one short window to attain interest and commitment for future...
CC Series Short: Why We Created The 5-Step Process
The 5 Steps to Creating and Delivering Tabletop Exercises was designed to help organizations improve their existing crisis simulation exercises or create new ones that are engaging and professional. In this short video clip from the Crisis Coordinator Webinar Series,...
CC Series Short: Tabletop Exercise Disadvantages
The tabletop exercise is the most common kind of training exercise conducted by corporations and governments. It is a very useful training tool that has both advantages and disadvantages. In the previous CC Series Short, Rob discussed some of the advantages. In this...
Leading a Crisis from the Eye of a Storm – An Interview with Tony Kaufman
In episode 96 Tony Kaufman walks us through his personal experience with managing the Diamond Princess Cruise COVID-19 crisis. Tony, who was a member of the senior leadership at the time of the crisis managed the response from the moment of the outbreak through to...
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