Tabletop Exercise

1. Tabletop Exercise is a business continuity activity that takes participants through a simulated disaster scenario. Similar Term: Testing, Exercise, Testing and Exercising Notes: It is a discussion-based test method. It aids participants in familiarizing themselves with the response process and enables the Organization's BCM/CM/OR Coordinator to gauge the effectiveness of the organization's business continuity and response practices. BCMBoK Competency Level (CL) BCMBoK 6: Testing and Exercising CL 1B: Foundation (BC) BCMBoK Competency Level (CL) BCMBoK 6: Testing and Exercising CL 1C: Foundation (CM) BCMBoK Competency Level (CL) BCMBoK 6: Testing and Exercising CL 1CC: Foundation (CC) BCMBoK Competency Level (CL) BCMBoK 6: Testing and Exercising CL 1D: Foundation (DR) Template:ORBoK 3 CL 1OR

(Source: Business Continuity Management Institute - BCM Institute)

2. Test method that presents a limited simulation of a disruption, emergency or crisis scenario in a narrative format in which participants review and discuss, not perform, the policy, methods, procedures, coordination, and resource assignments associated with plan activation.

(Source: ISO 22399:2007 – Societal Security - Guideline for Incident Preparedness and Operational Continuity Management) - clause 3.46

3. A test method that presents a limited simulation of a crisis scenario in a narrative format in which participants review and discuss, not perform, the policy, techniques, procedures, coordination, and resource assignments associated with plan activation.

(Source: ASIS International - ASIS International)