Disaster Recovery, Crisis Response, and Business Continuity: A Management Desk Reference

Crisis Management Exercising

Things You Need to Know About Exercising

Crisis management exercises are all about giving the crisis management team a chance to experience in a safe environment the potential issues they could face so they can hone their skills, get used to their responsibilities, learn to work as a team, and test the details of their plans and any supporting facilities and tools. Typical exercises are conducted—with the whole team present—normally in the chosen crisis command room and in the form of a role play. Team members are informed of the background to the scenario being tested, then asked to operate as a team and respond ...