{"id":2543,"date":"2020-03-11T21:12:31","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T21:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialsimulator.com\/?p=2543"},"modified":"2021-03-02T22:13:37","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T22:13:37","slug":"how-to-get-the-best-from-remote-crisis-simulation-exercises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helpfuldigital.com\/fr\/how-to-get-the-best-from-remote-crisis-simulation-exercises\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get the best from virtual crisis simulation exercises"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The COVID-19 emergency is forcing many teams to quickly rethink how they conduct day-to-day operations and to implement processes to enable their people to work remotely as a means of halting the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n

We’re finding that a number of our clients are opting for virtual deliveries of crisis simulations and training to reduce the risk of transporting teams to one location, and enable them to test how effectively they can mobilize their teams and manage a crisis response remotely. Because, pandemic or no pandemic, the chances are the first stages of a crisis will be managed remotely rather than conveniently around a conference table.<\/p>\n

Mobilizing a remote team is getting easier<\/h3>\n

Plenty of teams work from home some or all of the time, and travel regularly for work. So it\u2019s increasingly rare for designated crisis responders to find themselves in the same country – let alone the same room – when a crisis strikes. How well you can put your crisis plan into action over conference calls, collaborative online documents and team chat?<\/p>\n

Although some have equipped a single \u2018war room\u2019 equipped with screens and white boards for displaying and capturing information during an incident, you need a contingency plan in case you\u2019re unable to convene in the same physical location when the time comes, or to get the response moving before you’re able to co-locate.<\/p>\n

How can you get the best from your virtual exercises? Here’s our top five tips:<\/p>\n

1. Brief participants clearly ahead of the exercise to avoid confusion<\/h3>\n

You need to pre-brief participants to ensure they’re clear on everything required of them.<\/p>\n

As part of the preparations for an annual full-scale exercise we deliver for a Canadian airport, the exercise facilitation team runs a detailed participant pre-briefing session using video conferencing software around one week out from the exercise covering:<\/p>\n