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Operations-based Exercise

1. Research
This will be the same as for discussion-based
exercises. Scenario Development Steps

2. Draft the Scenario Components
• Develop an outline, which will eventually major events. Player responses should be
become the narrative. anticipated and planned for. Draft a message
• Develop a timeline of major events. summary, which is a chronological list of all
events and expected player actions.This is
• Add technical details to the timeline.These
sometimes called a Master Scenario Events
will help generate specific messages.
List (MSEL).
• Develop injects or messages to replicate
actual events and to ensure and drive the

3. Finalize the Scenario
The scenario should be reviewed several talk-through at a working meeting of the
times to ensure that all technical aspects are planning team to make any changes and
covered and that the timeline flows and is finalize the scenario.
realistic. Once this has been done, conduct a

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