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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