Crisis Simulation & Tabletop Exercise Services
Design and facilitate crisis simulations for organizational preparedness
Overview
Crisis simulation facilitators charge $5,000-$30,000 per exercise.
Conducting 20-50 exercises annually generates $200,000-$1,000,000 with 75-85% margins.
In 2025, organizations test crisis plans through realistic simulations.
Services include custom crisis scenario development, tabletop exercise facilitation, full-scale crisis simulations, crisis team training and evaluation, after-action reports and improvement, and crisis plan stress testing.
Successful facilitators design realistic scenarios, facilitate engaging exercises, evaluate organizational response, identify improvement areas, and strengthen crisis preparedness.
Testing plans before real crises.
Marketing through businesses, government, emergency management, and crisis consultants.
Required Skills
- Crisis Simulation Design
- Facilitation
- Emergency Management
- Scenario Development
- Exercise Evaluation
- Training
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Organizations need crisis testing
- Strengthens organizational preparedness
- Can facilitate virtually or in-person
- Growing preparedness focus
- Recurring exercise needs
Cons
- Need crisis management expertise
- Creating realistic scenarios challenging
- Project-based income
- Logistical coordination complex
- Building client base takes time
How to Get Started
- Build crisis simulation expertise
- Develop scenario and exercise frameworks
- Market to organizations and government
- Design custom crisis scenarios
- Facilitate tabletop and full exercises
- Evaluate organizational response
- Provide improvement recommendations
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