Incident Exercising
Test your people, plans and decision-making before a real incident tests them for you.
Fully tailored exercises for organisations that need more than an off-the-shelf solution
GDAK's Incident Exercising service is designed for organisations that require an exercise built specifically around their risks, operating environment, people and strategic priorities.
Unlike our Quick Start Packages, which provide proven and accessible exercise options for organisations that want to begin quickly, this service is fully bespoke. Every engagement starts with a detailed understanding of the organisation, the outcomes it needs to achieve and the evidence it requires from the exercise.
The result is a professionally designed exercising experience that reflects the complexity of your business, the realities of your operating environment and the decisions your people may need to make during a real incident.
Designed around your organisation
No two organisations face exactly the same risks, dependencies or operational pressures. This level of customisation requires greater investment than a pre-designed exercise, but it provides a much deeper and more relevant examination of organisational preparedness.
More than a realistic scenario
A fully tailored exercise is not simply an existing scenario with your company name added. We work with you to understand the purpose of the exercise, identify the capabilities that need to be examined and design an experience that creates the right level of pressure, challenge and organisational interaction.
Our Incident Exercising Services
A range of exercise formats to suit every level of your organisation
Executive Exercises
High-level exercises designed around the strategic decisions senior leaders may need to make during a significant incident, helping executives understand their role and build confidence before a real crisis occurs.
Crisis Management Exercises
Tailored simulations of organisational crisis response, examining how crisis structures operate, how information moves and how leaders coordinate priorities during complex incidents.
Cyber Incident Exercises
Bespoke cyber scenarios designed around your organisation's systems, operating model and threat exposure, validating incident plans and technical response arrangements.
Tabletop Exercises
Professionally facilitated discussion-based exercises developed around your specific objectives, testing assumptions and decision-making arrangements in practice.
Live Play Exercises
Immersive, real-time exercises that introduce a developing incident through controlled activity and role-based interaction, creating a deeper level of pressure and realism.
Technical Exercises
Hands-on exercises designed around the capabilities and responsibilities of technical teams, assessing detection, investigation, containment and coordination.
Who this service is for
Our tailored Incident Exercising service is most appropriate for organisations that:
- Operate in complex, regulated or high-consequence environments
- Need to test specific plans, risks or organisational dependencies
- Require participation from multiple teams or senior leaders
- Want a high degree of realism and organisational relevance
- Need detailed evidence, assurance or reporting
- Have already completed introductory exercises and are ready for a deeper challenge
- Want an exercise designed around a significant investment, transformation or resilience programme
For organisations that need a proven exercise with a shorter lead time and lower level of customisation, our Quick Start Packages provide a strong alternative.
A deeper test of organisational preparedness
A tailored exercise allows you to examine the issues that matter most to your organisation, rather than adapting your objectives to fit a predefined scenario.
It provides a more demanding, more relevant and more evidence-rich assessment of how your people, plans and leadership arrangements are likely to perform during a real incident.
Ready to design your exercise?
Speak to GDAK about the risks, capabilities and decisions you need to examine.