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Appendix E:

2. Exercise Planning Checklist—Tabletop Exercise

Purpose
A list of items or tasks that must be addressed during the planning phase

How to use
Fill in dates, names, and materials to be used for your specific exercise.“X” indicates steps
needed for tabletop exercise.

Sample Planning Checklist—Tabletop Exercise

FILL IN NAMES
1. PLANNING TEAM
Exercise Development Start Date End Date Assigned Staff Status
Steps
Identify need for exercise 2/01/06 Add Names complete
Determine structure of
planning team 2/01/06 2/03/06 complete
Develop work plan and
schedule 2/03/06 2/10/06 complete
Develop exercise
evaluation plan complete
Develop public
information plan complete

2. EXERCISE DESIGN
Identify overarching goals
Establish purpose
Establish scope and scale
Define extent of play n/a
Develop objectives
Determine exercise type
(format, e.g.,TTX, FSE, etc.) 2/16/06
Develop exercise scenario
narrative summary
Develop concept of
operations n/a
Define exercise
assumptions, artificialities
Develop security plan
(exercise safety) n/a
Develop exercise timeline,
master scenario events list,
injects, and simulations
Finalize scenario
Define resource requirements
and logistics plan

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