Exercise Evaluation Overview Exercise evaluation assesses an to accomplish a mission, function, or organization’s capabilities objective. Evaluation provides an opportunity to assess performance of critical tasks to capability target levels. Evaluation is accomplished by the following means: Observing the event and collecting supporting data; Analyzing collected data to identify strengths and areas for improvement; and Reporting exercise outcomes in the After-Action Report. Evaluation Documentation Evaluator Package The Evaluator package that will be emailed to Evaluators contains this Controller/Evaluator Handbook, Exercise Evaluation Guides, and other items as necessary. Evaluators should print and bring the package to the exercise. They may reorganize the material so information that is critical to their specific assignment is readily accessible. Evaluators may bring additional professional materials specific to their assigned activities. Exercise Evaluation Guides Exercise Evaluation Guides provide a consistent tool to guide exercise observation and data collection. Exercise Evaluation Guides are aligned to exercise objectives and core capabilities, and list the relevant capability targets and critical tasks. Data collected in Exercise Evaluation Guides by each Evaluator will be used to develop the analysis of capabilities in the After-Action Report. Each Evaluator is provided with an Exercise Evaluation Guide for each capability that he/she is assigned to evaluate. Evaluators should complete all assigned Exercise Evaluation Guides and submit them to the Exercise Director by October 25, 2017. The Exercise Director and Senior Controller compile all Evaluator submissions into the first working draft of the After-Action Report. After-Action Report/Improvement Plan The focus of the After-Action Report is the analysis of core capabilities. For each core capability exercised, the After-Action Report includes a rating of how the exercise participants performed, as well as strengths and areas for improvement. Following completion of the draft After-Action Report, elected and appointed officials confirm observations identified in the After-Action Report, and determine which areas for improvement require further action. As part of the improvement planning process, elected and appointed officials identify corrective actions to bring areas for improvement to resolution and determine the appropriate organization with responsibility for those actions. Corrective actions are consolidated in the Improvement Plan (IP), which is included as an appendix to the After-Action Report.
Exercise Evaluation Overview Exercise evaluation assesses an organization’s capabilities to accomplish a mission, function, or objective. Evaluation provides an opportunity to assess performance of critical tasks to capability target levels. Evaluation is accomplished by the following means: Observing the event and collecting supporting data; Analyzing collected data to identify strengths and areas for improvement; and Reporting exercise outcomes in the After-Action Report. Evaluation Documentation Evaluator Package The Evaluator package that will be emailed to Evaluators contains this Controller/Evaluator Handbook, Exercise Evaluation Guides, and other items as necessary. Evaluators should print and bring the package to the exercise. They may reorganize the material so information that is critical to their specific assignment is readily accessible. Evaluators may bring additional professional materials specific to their assigned activities. Exercise Evaluation Guides Exercise Evaluation Guides provide a consistent tool to guide exercise observation and data collection. Exercise Evaluation Guides are aligned to exercise objectives and core capabilities, and list the relevant capability targets and critical tasks. Data collected in Exercise Evaluation Guides by each Evaluator will be used to develop the analysis of capabilities in the After-Action Report. Each Evaluator is provided with an Exercise Evaluation Guide for each capability that he/she is assigned to evaluate. Evaluators should complete all assigned Exercise Evaluation Guides and submit them to the Exercise Director by October 25, 2017. The Exercise Director and Senior Controller compile all Evaluator submissions into the first working draft of the After-Action Report. After-Action Report/Improvement Plan The focus of the After-Action Report is the analysis of core capabilities. For each core capability exercised, the After-Action Report includes a rating of how the exercise participants performed, as well as strengths and areas for improvement. Following completion of the draft After-Action Report, elected and appointed officials confirm observations identified in the After-Action Report, and determine which areas for improvement require further action. As part of the improvement planning process, elected and appointed officials identify corrective actions to bring areas for improvement to resolution and determine the appropriate organization with responsibility for those actions. Corrective actions are consolidated in the Improvement Plan (IP), which is included as an appendix to the After-Action Report.