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Planning Checklist—Full-scale Exercise (cont’d)

Exercise Development Start Date End Date Assigned Staff Status
Steps

Develop briefing materials
(exercise handbooks and forms):
Controller/facilitator

Evaluator/data collector
Note taker/scribe

Player

Observer guidelines
Exercise roster
3. CONDUCT THE EXERCISE

Conduct senior management
pre-exercise briefings
Conduct controller/facilitator,
data collector/evaluator, observer,
player training
Conduct data collector/
evaluator, observer, player
pre-exercise briefing

Conduct exercise
4. EVALUATE THE EXERCISE

Conduct participant hot wash
Conduct controller, data
collector/evaluator critique
Collect exercise observation/
data collection forms (notes)
Develop initial after action
report (AAR)

Coordinate and evaluate findings
Conduct senior management
post-exercise briefing
Prepare final AAR

5. POST EXERCISE

Develop improvement plan
Track corrective actions

Share lessons learned