Safety is paramount. A script controls activities. Conduct the Exercise Exercises measure a portion of plan operation. If participants like the experience, they will eagerly participate again. Issue Exercise Reports and Improve the Plan Exercise reports reflect how the exercise met the objectives, point out corrective actions and suggest plan changes.
Exercises justify last year's expenditures and suggest next year's contingency plan budget.
Automate Exercise Development Building the relationships between exercise components requires a data base application. An exercise development application should affect the entire development, conduct and after-action process, and provide quality control for the contingency planning process. About the Author Michael Frishberg is President of Cliffside Software, Inc., developer of software to improve the quality of contingency planning and training.