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Virtual Table Top Exercises
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GlobalTop™
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Blue Water Partners Global
Delivered securely online to anywhere in the world.
Rich media such as streaming news simulations for all to see.
All participants respond in a central and controlled environment.
An unlimited amount of people can observe an exercise.
It eliminates travel expense and operational interruptions.
Regulators and observers can get a quick overview of exercise progress.
A Virtual Table Top Exercise Tool
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An AAR is available upon completion of exercise.
Scenarios can run over long periods of time, days or even weeks.
The power of video conferencing still allows for the face to face communication via inexpensive web cameras.
It’s an education and evaluation tool that prepares organizations for incidents of any magnitude.
Affords an organization the ability to conduct an exercise any time, from any location, and involve any number of participants
From an EOC as a team.
From a hotel room as an individual.
From your laptop while on the road or from anywhere your connected.
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Enables an integrated response or observation by local, regional and global partners and community
One facility or location.
Multiple facilities or locations in the same city or region.
Global locations.
Partners, Stakeholders, regulators or others can all be involved without the cost of travel.
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GlobalTop - Overview
Secure multi level web browser log in.
Simple menu structure and common web look and feel.
In the centre an information area provides everyone with exercise specifics.
The right side of the screen is a dashboard that provide overview information.
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Current Scenario, Injects and Responding
A scenario is launched and teams collaborate.
Scenario responses are placed into a response form.
Moves/Injects are introduced in video, audio or text.
Additional responses are placed in.
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Responses and Results
• Team or individual responses are posted via an easy to use form.
• Responses can be seen by all or by authorized groups or users.
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Recordkeeping and AAR
Videos or images can be sent from phones or cameras.
VOIP audio.
All posted text.
Acts as an audit trail.
All this is collated at the end of the exercise to form a PDF After Action Report.
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Situational Awareness Dashboard
A situational awareness dashboard provides everyone with a common operating picture.
An exercise progress bar and exercise timers provide a quick overview.
Current scenario information.
Exercise timers.
Other situational awareness information can be placed the dashboard.
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Situational Awareness Dashboard continued
Widgets displaying information such as RTA v’s RTO and other BCM critical activities.
Teams or individuals utilize current spreadsheet and updates are automated.
Can be used for BIA or other types of risk assessments.
Provides management with real time information.
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Communicating
• Video conferencing allows the face to face interaction for multiple instances of up to six different locations or individuals plus an additional six locations via phone.
• Live IM chat allows participants to text backwards and forwards. (Feature to be added shortly)
• VOIP calls to and from a simulation cell can be recorded for injects and exercise reporting and shared through GlobalTop.
GlobalTop – Additional Features and Options
Simulated video news that can be pre-filmed or launched during an exercise.
GIS mapping and full Google Earth functionality to each group or user.
Administrator and Editors
Exercise design editors can change exercise content from the front end.
An easy to use editor for changing scenarios and injects prior to or during the exercise.
GlobalTop - Technology Overview
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SaaS (Software as a Service) fully hosted in the cloud. It can expand or contract to meet demand non-disruptively. Highly modular and customizable. Multi level access control. Can run under SSL (https) up to 256 bit encryption.
Contact
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Rob Burton
Director of Risk Management
212-812-4466 x714