The Exercise Control Team
In the 17th episode of our Whiteboard Wednesday video series, Rob discusses the Exercise Control Team, which is the group responsible for creating, delivering and evaluating the exercise.
During the course of the exercise, there will be times when an issue surfaces that cannot be resolved because of exercise time constraints. We define an “issue” as something whose resolution is important to the organization’s crisis or business continuity plan, but that cannot be resolved during the time available for the exercise. These issues…
How to create and sell an awkward crisis exercise scenario It’s often the case that the most severe crises that cause lasting harm to a company’s brand and valuation are internally generated. These crises are the result of wrong-doing, sometimes even outright criminal behavior, by members of the C-suite, all the way up to…
Crisis simulation scenarios provide at least two important services – First, it provides a plausible starting point or setting for the exercise participants to examine particular challenges as well as responses to a crisis (e.g., hurricane, flooding, earthquake, explosion, cyber attack, workplace violence, contaminated products, etc.). One of he chief challenges in scenario development…
By an exercise facilitator who has run hundreds of simulations, watched leadership teams under pressure, and learned one essential truth: when people are stressed, technology steps aside and the human element takes over. 1. Imagine this You’re facilitating a cyber breach exercise for your global financial firm. Ten minutes in, the CISO begins speaking rapidly—too…
As businesses continue to invest in cyber security, it’s important to make sure that your team is prepared to handle a real-world attack. Tabletop exercises are a great way to test your team’s response and identify any weaknesses in your systems, processes and capabilities. In this post, we’ll share some tips on how to run…
As we look toward 2026, many of our clients are already thinking about their budgets. At PreparedEx, we know that resilience planning, training, and exercises aren’t just “line items”—they’re investments in your people, your reputation, and your ability to lead when it matters most. That’s why we like to make this part of the process…
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