A switchgear control module configured for connection to a switchgear , the switchgear control module comprising: a human machine interface HMI ; and a switchgear controller coupled to the HMI , the switchgear controller having a commissioning agent residing therein, the commissioning agent operable to: select a power control sequence to be performed in the switchgear , the power control sequence being composed of a plurality of sequence steps, the sequence steps being defined in at least one sequence table and include sequential transitions of at least two circuit switching devices in the switchgear ; instruct the switchgear controller to perform the plurality of sequence steps in the switchgear , the switchgear controller recording events resulting from the plurality of sequence steps in an event log; determine a starting position and an ending position in the event log where the events resulting from the plurality of sequence steps were recorded; perform a verification of the events recorded between the starting position and the ending position in the event log against events in the at least one sequence table corresponding the plurality of sequence steps; and visually highlight any event mismatch identified by the verification on the HMI . a human machine interface HMI ; and a switchgear controller coupled to the HMI , the switchgear controller having a commissioning agent residing therein, the commissioning agent operable to: select a power control sequence to be performed in the switchgear , the power control sequence being composed of a plurality of sequence steps, the sequence steps being defined in at least one sequence table and include sequential transitions of at least two circuit switching devices in the switchgear ; instruct the switchgear controller to perform the plurality of sequence steps in the switchgear , the switchgear controller recording events resulting from the plurality of sequence steps in an event log; determine a starting position and an ending position in the event log where the events resulting from the plurality of sequence steps were recorded; perform a verification of the events recorded between the starting position and the ending position in the event log against events in the at least one sequence table corresponding the plurality of sequence steps; and visually highlight any event mismatch identified by the verification on the HMI . select a power control sequence to be performed in the switchgear , the power control sequence being composed of a plurality of sequence steps, the sequence steps being defined in at least one sequence table and include sequential transitions of at least two circuit switching devices in the switchgear ; instruct the switchgear controller to perform the plurality of sequence steps in the switchgear , the switchgear controller recording events resulting from the plurality of sequence steps in an event log; determine a starting position and an ending position in the event log where the events resulting from the plurality of sequence steps were recorded; perform a verification of the events recorded between the starting position and the ending position in the event log against events in the at least one sequence table corresponding the plurality of sequence steps; and visually highlight any event mismatch identified by the verification on the HMI . <EOS>