Canberra ACT

Exercise Management Course

PLAN the EXERCISE (Pt 2)

PLANNING TEAM

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Plan the Exercise

• Exercise Planning Team

• Exercise Meetings

Exercise Management Course Canberra ACT

Exercise Planning

Team

Exercise Evaluation

Admin Support

Exercise Control

Exercise Writing

Facilities Management

PR & Media

Exercise Management Course Canberra ACT

Exercise Planning

Team

Exercise Evaluation

Admin Support

Exercise Control

Exercise Writing

Facilities Management

PR & Media

Exercise Management Course Canberra ACT

Exercise Planning

Team

Exercise Evaluation

Admin Support

Exercise Control

Exercise Writing

Facilities Management

PR & Media

Exercise Management Course Canberra ACT

Exercise Planning

Team

Exercise Evaluation

Admin Support

Exercise Control

Exercise Writing

Facilities Management

PR & Media

Exercise Management Course Canberra ACT

Exercise Planning

Team

Exercise Evaluation

Admin Support

Exercise Control

Exercise Writing

Facilities Management

PR & Media

Exercise Management Course Canberra ACT

Exercise Planning

Team

Exercise Evaluation

Admin Support

Exercise Control

Exercise Writing

Facilities Management

PR & Media

Exercise Management Course Canberra ACT

Exercise Planning

Team

Exercise Evaluation

Admin Support

Exercise Control

Exercise Writing

Facilities Management

PR & Media

Exercise Management Course Canberra ACT

Group Activity

• In your syndicate groups:– Identify the Exercise Planning Team

required to design, conduct and evaluate your exercise.

– List the functions that can be undertaken by this team and those functions that may need to be undertaken by a subordinate team

Exercise Management Course Canberra ACT

Identify the Need

Analyse the Need

Plan the Exercise

Conduct the Exercise

Debrief the Exercise

Evaluate the Exercise

Exercise Planning

Team

Concept Development

Meeting

Initial Planning Meeting

Mid Planning Meeting/s

Final Planning Meeting

Post Exercise Meeting/s

Meetings

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Concept Development Meeting

• Purpose– Agree and consider the broad exercise concept– Consider the need to conduct an exercise

• Inputs– Exercise scoping documents

• Outputs– General agreement on the exercise concept– Information to draft the Exercise Plan

Exercise Management Course Canberra ACT

Initial Planning Meeting

• Purpose– Agree on exercise details, such as aim, objectives,

scope, participants, draft scenario etc

• Inputs– Draft Exercise Plan

• Outputs– Broad agreement on the exercise details and

sufficient guidance to refine the Exercise Plan

Exercise Management Course Canberra ACT

Mid Planning Meeting/s

• Purpose– Endorsement of the Exercise Plan– Agree on exercise management arrangements

• Inputs– Exercise Plan– Draft Scenario Documents

• Outputs– Management of issues that arise during the design

phase

Exercise Management Course Canberra ACT

Final Planning Meeting

• Purpose– Review all exercise planning and confirm that

planning is complete– Validate scenario and document

• Inputs– Completed Scenario Documents

• Outputs– Identify outstanding issues and allocate

responsibility for resolution

Exercise Management Course Canberra ACT

Post Exercise Meeting

• Purpose– Finalise the exercise and related activities– Review the draft Exercise Evaluation Report

• Inputs– Debrief Minutes– Draft Exercise Evaluation Report

• Outputs– Exercise Evaluation report– Guidance on implementation of recommendations

Exercise Management Course Canberra ACT

Group Activity

• In your syndicate groups:

– Identify the planning meetings required to design, conduct and evaluate your exercise

– Identify the outputs that you would expect from each of these meetings