Crisis Exercise Design – The MSEL

Crisis Exercise Design – The MSEL

The Master Sequence of Events List (MSEL), is the primary document used to manage an exercise, to know when events are expected to occur, and to know when to insert injects (information) into the exercise.   A summary version of a MSEL document can also be used...
Training Methods: Breakout Groups

Training Methods: Breakout Groups

During an exercise or war game there will often occur a key decision point when it becomes necessary or more time efficient to break out some of the participants into a separate smaller group, often called a “breakout group.”   This small group can be very...
Crisis Simulation Exercise Design & Delivery Process

Crisis Simulation Exercise Design & Delivery Process

  Prior to designing your Crisis Simulation Tabletop Exercise, ensure you understand the end-to-end process that you intend to use.   This can be as easy as a four step process as I describe within this short post.   Step 1 – Compose  Develop your exercise...
Corporate Wargames – Lessons 5 & 6

Corporate Wargames – Lessons 5 & 6

Click HERE is you missed Corporate Wargames – Lessons 1 & 2 Click HERE is you missed Corporate Wargames – Lessons 3 & 4   Lesson Five – Exercise / Wargame Hot Wash A hot wash is the “after-action” discussions and evaluations of an...