Planning and Exercise - Principles of Emergency Management - page 243

− War gaming: Teams are established to compete against each other in war
gaming scenarios to identify probable outcomes and mitigation strategies
to prevent or reduce the observed outcomes.
Workshops
A workshop is a formal discussion-based exercise led by a facilitator or presenter,
used to build or achieve a product, and often used for the development of new pro-
cedures or plans. Typically, a facilitator will guide participants through the design
and development of a document or policy allowing for group collaboration and
buy-in.
Level of Difficulty: moderate
Level of Effort: moderate to difficult
Development Time Frame:
Delivery Time Frame: 1-2 hours
Suggested Process:
− Review plans, policies, and procedures.
− Develop presentation materials.
− Establish meeting time, date, location, and attendees.
− Present the workshop.
− Collect input including information, issues, topics, action items, and
materials developed during the workshop.
− Compile and draft the materials developed in the workshop such as draft
plans, procedures, contact information, or rosters.
Materials
− Worksheets or templates for plans
− Presentations to guide the participants through the workshop
− Specific assignments, issues or talking points that need to be provided by
breakout groups
Roles
− Facilitator
− Players
Goals
In a workshop, participants:
− Develop new ideas, processes, or procedures
− Develop a written product as a group in coordinated activities
− Obtain consensus
− Collect or share information
Products
− Develop and refine drafts of SOPs, policies, and plans
− Sharing of contact information, databases and other materials
− Build relationships between participants