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6 How to use this handbook 6 Acknowledgments 7  \nBEFORE YOU START 8 What is an Exercise? 8 Why hold an Exercise? 8 Scale of Exercise 9 Small Exercises 9  \nLarge Exercises 9 The Tasmanian Government’s approach 10 The Tasmanian Government Exercise management process 10 The Interagency Exercise Coordination Group (IECG) 10 The Exercise management model 12  \nPHASE 1 – CONCEPT 13  \n 1.1 Identify and analyse the need 14  \n 1.2 Clarify the Exercise Director 15  \n 1.3 Seek input from others 16  \n 1.4 Develop an Exercise Proposal 16 Exercise aim 17 Exercise objectives 18 Exercise scope 20 Exercise type 20 Governance 21  \nManaging Exercises: A handbook for Tasmanian Government agencies / Contents 1  \nContents  \nContents  \nParticipating areas and stakeholders 21 Exercise schedule 21 Resources required 21 Risk management 22 Work health and safety 22 Proposed budget 22 Evaluation strategy and reporting schedule 22  \nPHASE 2 – PLAN 23  \n2.1 Appoint an Exercise Planning Team 24 Exercise Planning Team structure 24 Exercise Director(s) 25 Exercise Planning Team Leader 25 Safety Team 26 Operations Team 26 Planning Team 27 Logistics Team 28 Administration/Finance 29  \n2.2 Hold Exercise Planning meetings 29 Initial planning meeting 29 Mid-planning meetings 30 Final planning meeting 31  \n2.3 Plan and design the Exercise 32 Choose an Exercise type 32 Develop the Exercise scenario 34 General Ideas 34 Special Ideas 35  \n2 Managing Exercises: A handbook for Tasmanian Government agencies / Contents  \nContents  \nContents  \nFurther developing the scenario 36 Exercise Writing Teams 36 Selecting role players 37  \n2.4 Plan your Exercise evaluation 37 Why evaluate? 37 Develop an Evaluation Plan 38 Identify evaluators 38 Responsibilities of evaluators 39 Brief and train evaluators 40  \n2.5 Prepare Exercise planning documents 40 Types of documents 40 Exercise Plan 42 Facilitator’s Guide 44 Participant Handbook 44 Detailed scenario documentation 45 Master Schedule of Events 45 Communication Plans 48 Evaluation Plan 48 Evaluation tools 49 Risk Management Plan 50  \nManaging Exercises: A handbook for Tasmanian Government agencies / Contents 3  \nContents  \nContents  \nPHASE 3 – CONDUCT 51  \n3.1 Appoint EXCON Team 52  \nFor a small Exercise 52  \nFor a large Exercise 52  \nExercise control 53  \nSafety Officer 54  \nScenario tracking 54  \nAdministration/logistics 55  \nEvaluation 55  \nObserver 55  \nMedia 56  \nAgency liaison 56  \nOther possible roles 56  \n3.2 Run pre-Exercise activities 58  \n3.3 Brief participants and stakeholders 59  \nStyle of briefings 59  \nNo Duff 59  \nKey areas to brief 60  \nEXCON staff 60  \nObservers 60  \nRole players 60  \nParticipants 61  \nEvaluators 61  \nMedia 61  \n3.4 Conduct the Exercise 62  \nStarting the Exercise 62  \nRunning the Exercise 62  \n4 Managing Exercises: A handbook for Tasmanian Government agencies / Contents  \nContents  \nContents  \nManaging Exercise conduct issues 63 Identification of Exercise staff 63 Managing real events 63 Evaluating during the Exercise 63 Discussion Exercises 63 Functional and field Exercises 64 Collecting supplementary data 65 Evaluator report 65 Finishing the Exercise – ENDEX 65  \n3.5 Debrief the Exercise 66  \nPHASE 4 – EVALUATE AND LEARN 67  \n\n| An important note about evaluation\u003Cbr>4.1 Review the evaluation data\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>4.2 Hold a post-Exercise evaluation meeting\u003Cbr>4.3 Develop an Exercise Evaluation Report\u003Cbr>4.4 Develop an action plan for identified gaps\u003Cbr>4.5 Use improvement planning to support continuous improvement\u003Cbr>TEMPLATES AND RESOURCES | 68 |\n| --- | --- |\n|  | 69 |\n|  | 69 |\n|  | 70 |\n|  | 71 |\n|  | 72 |\n|  | 73 |\n\nManaging Exercises: A handbook for Tasmanian Government agencies / Contents 5  \n Introduction    \nIntroduction  \nAbout this handbook  \nThis handbook has been developed by the Tasmanian G","cbCaif8toOmIGVVh","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaif8toOmIGVVh","pdf",1498401,104,"English","# Introduction\n## About this handbook\n## Who is this handbook for?\n## How to use this handbook\n# Before you start\n## What is an Exercise?\n## Why hold an Exercise?\n## Scale of Exercise\n# Phase 1 - Concept\n## Identify and analyse the need\n## Clarify the Exercise Director\n## Seek input from others\n## Develop an Exercise Proposal\n# Phase 2 - Plan\n## Appoint an Exercise Planning Team\n## Hold Exercise Planning meetings\n## Plan and design the Exercise\n## Plan your Exercise evaluation\n## Prepare Exercise planning documents\n# Phase 3 - Conduct\n## Appoint EXCON Team\n## Run pre-Exercise activities\n## Brief participants and stakeholders\n## Conduct the Exercise\n## Debrief the Exercise\n# Phase 4 - Evaluate and Learn\n## Review the evaluation data\n## Post-Exercise evaluation meeting\n## Develop an Exercise Evaluation Report\n## Develop an action plan for identified gaps\n## Use improvement planning for continuous improvement","[{\"question\":\"What are the four phases of exercise management covered in the handbook?\",\"answer\":\"The handbook organizes exercise work into four phases: Concept, Plan, Conduct, and Evaluate and Learn. 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