Government agencies such as the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Swedish Civil Defence and Resilience Agency (MCF) emphasize that exercises are critical for building and testing the capabilities necessary for effective crisis management and emergency response operations.
This scenario introduces how DevCap can support exercise planning teams and facilitators in the delivery of inter-agency exercises.
The requirement
FEMA and MCF highlight several core requirements for delivering effective inter-agency exercises. Exercises should be based on clear objectives directly linked to core capabilities and supported by structured plans and instructions, ensuring a common understanding and coordinated execution across agencies. Agencies also require consistent and reliable information flows, making key exercise data and updates continuously accessible to all relevant stakeholders — from the Exercise Planning Team and facilitators to evaluators and external stakeholders.¹
Structured data collection processes are essential for capturing relevant exercise data and generating real-time insights during the exercise, enabling adjustments and learning while activities are ongoing. At the same time, this data provides a sound basis for valid and reliable post-exercise assessments and evaluation.² Exercise data should also be reusable and systematically integrated into preparedness and readiness systems, ensuring that lessons identified inform training programs and long-term capability development beyond the exercise itself.³
¹ FEMA, Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP), 2020; Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB, now the Swedish Civil Defence and Resilience Agency, MCF), Övningsvägledning: Grundbok – Introduktion till och grunder i övningsplanering, 2023.
² FEMA, HSEEP, 2020; MSB/MCF, Övningsvägledning: Metodhäfte – Utvärdering av övning, 2023.
³ FEMA, HSEEP, 2020; MSB/MCF, Övningsvägledning: Grundbok – Introduktion till och grunder i övningsplanering, 2023.
The solution
As a standalone solution or integrated with existing enterprise software, DevCap provides a single point of truth for key exercise-related information such as plans, safety and security instructions, and observation reports, accessible to exercise planning and evaluation team members and key stakeholders based on permission.
With full functionality online and offline, DevCap supports operations in demanding environments by enabling efficient collection of observations on PCs, Android devices, and iOS devices, and by facilitating straightforward re-planning from a single source of truth. This provides a real-time overview, allowing performance outcomes and training effectiveness to be clearly visualized. It also empowers exercise directors and facilitators to make timely adjustments during execution, ensuring that the exercise remains on track and that training objectives are achieved.
Through its integration solutions, DevCap also connects with training support systems and enterprise systems, strengthening assessment and evaluation processes and ensuring that reports and collected data continues to provide value beyond the training activity.
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