Exercises are a mainstay in the field of emergency management and business continuity planning. Although many companies conduct exercises, and the organizers may be emergency response subject matter experts, they do not excel in the discipline of designing and conducting the actual exercise – which means they simply don’t get the best results out of their effort. This thoughtful book starts with a “silly little question”: Why are we doing this? What seems like a simple query is actually one of the keys to get the most out of every exercise you design. This text peels back the design process with the goal of creating the best experience possible. Whether you are developing a simple tabletop exercises or working on a full-scale extravaganza that resembles a Hollywood movie, this book will provide you with gems of wisdom that will make your next exercise sizzle. An internationally recognized expert in exercise design, Regina Phelps shares many of her secrets to ensure your exercise success. Emergency Management Exercises: From Response to Recovery:Everything you need to know to design a great exercise will make you an exercise design expert. It walks you through every step of the process to ensure that your exercise will be impactful and engaging and give exercise players that feeling of "this is really happening." The author did a great job of providing the ABC's to exercise design,facilitation and execution in a logical and simple format to follow outlining the types of exercises used by organizations to test their plans. The information is comprehensive, and also makes for a great reference tool at a later date. I highly recommend this book for individuals who are responsible for developing and delivering emergency management exercises. You will not be disappointed! Having experienced Regina's style, this book characterizes her technique perfectly. There is no one better in the field today and I'm glad to see her memorialize her years of experience. This book should become part of every curriculum taught on emergency management. Each chapter gets straight to the point without hiding the needed information behind fluff. Of the few textbooks on exercise design, this is the one you should get. I have taught from others and they did not deliver the material in a useful and organized ways like this text does. As a Master Exercise Practitioner (MEP), this is one book your students should keep. Running a disaster exercise can be a time consuming effort entailing extensive cost, in large measure in manpower hours. Given the large investment, it is certainly worthwhile to design and run the exercise to gain the biggest advantage possible. Regina Phelps has used her extensive practical experience exactly for that purpose --- to aid others,newcomers and "old hands" alike, in designing and running disaster plans exercises to reap the best results. Regina Phelps is an internationally recognized expert in the field of crisis management, exercise design and continuity and pandemic planning.  She is founder of Emergency Management & Safety Solutions Inc.  Since 1982, she and her firm have provided consultation and speaking services to clients on five continents. Ms. Phelps has extensive exercise design experience. She has designed about 100 exercises a year for the past 25+ years with an emphasis on cyber exercises since 2014. Used Book in Good Condition